It's November this week. I'll just leave that there because I can't get my head around it. At all. Christmas catch ups are being planned, social activities are starting to ramp up and the last our birthdays for the year in our little family are now done. It's going to get busy these next two months, … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Super Sides!
October 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I can completely lose interest in dinner if it's just the bog standard meat and a couple of veg or salad...but if I go a little more trouble with a side, chances are it will make me want to cook and then eat the dinner. And for me, I'm more likely to skip the chicken/fish/meat and eat the side … [Read more...]
Harper turned 8!
October 29, 2017 by 4 Comments
Harper Lucy Macdonald has turned 8 years old. It's true. She woke on Friday morning, and just like that, she was a year older. I said to Rob "How can she be 8 already? Look how quick it has gone!" when he reminded me that it's actually been a really long time, and we are actually just very … [Read more...]
Two times I fell down dead from gorgeousness this week
October 27, 2017 by 18 Comments
Exhibit A On Saturday when I was busily minding my mind own business browsing the shops with the Stitch & Bitch crew we walked into a new shop in Moss Vale called Bowerbird. Man was it love at first sight. Filled with delightful odds and ends I wasn't looking for anything in particular until I … [Read more...]
#notafatmoleforchristmas (again): 2 weeks in update
October 26, 2017 by 11 Comments
Alternative Title: Do chia seeds provide any other purpose other than something to pick out of your teeth for 45 minutes after eating them? It's been a little over 2 weeks friends into my latest health kick that just so coincided with this time LAST year when I was (again) trying to not be a fat … [Read more...]
From little things…
October 25, 2017 by 8 Comments
The start of Spring is always such an amazing time I think....I always get blown away that after such a long and cold winter everything just springs back to life, leaves unfurl from somewhere inside branches (are all their leaves for all time already in there, waiting?) and growth is all around. … [Read more...]
Stitch and Bitch weekend 2017
October 24, 2017 by 5 Comments
Last weekend we picked up our annual Stitch and Bitch weekend which used to be every year but has been missed for the past 3 or maybe 4? Started back in 2008 I think...it was a chance for all the crafty females on my Mum's side of the family to come together for a weekend to natter, craft, drink and … [Read more...]
Weekends filled with local goodness
October 23, 2017 by 1 Comment
What a fabulous weekend I was lucky enough to just enjoy...started off on Friday with a misty, cold and desperately needed rainy day. Absolute heaven to see the rain fall, the mist roll in and for temperatures to sit below the 10 degree mark for most of the day. I even got excited by lighting the … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Family faves
October 23, 2017 by 1 Comment
Oh Monday, how quickly you come about. We all had a great but very quick weekend...how fast those days seems to fly by. We've got a pretty stock standard week around here but with added bonus of a birthday! Harper is turning 8 on Friday....talk about things coming around quickly! So until then, it … [Read more...]
The Cook’s Cooking School
October 21, 2017 by 4 Comments
A long time friend of ours from my teenage years, Anna Phillips has recently started up an amazing cooking school down here in Bowral. The Cook's Cooking School is an amazing facility owned by charity Your Angel which helps create community cooking classes for those with disabilities and those in … [Read more...]
We’ve just made the NBN switch: here’s what you need to know
October 20, 2017 by 2 Comments
A sponsored post for iSelect As you’d be aware of, the NBN is rolling out across the country right now (with full rollout expected to be completed by 2020). Being in a rural area we weren’t sure how long it was going to take to get to us connected but we were thrilled to discover a few months … [Read more...]
One Thing: Tick Tock
October 19, 2017 by 8 Comments
Yesterday morning I saw an opening in the morning so decided to conquer ALL of the things on my very long #onething list. For those of you not playing along, #onething is where I do just ONE THING from my to-do list, but not your every day to-do list. Oh no, this is the list of non essential … [Read more...]
Full Maggie Update: 2 years, 5 months
October 18, 2017 by 16 Comments
Let's call this: the month of fiery temperament. And swimmers. Oh man, the swimmers. Maggie was reminded that swimmers were a thing when we went away for Rob's Mum's birthday. She didn't want to swim per se, oh no, this is just a wear them, change into a different pair and rinse and repeat … [Read more...]
And we wonder why we’re tired…
October 16, 2017 by 37 Comments
Monday's are always big days for me. There's a weekend tidy up to do, an overflowing inbox, work and planning the week, plus life with a 2 year old and big kids. I'm not alone, I'm just one Mum, having a crack, like millions of others out there. Want to know what my day looked like? It's not … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: Light & warm spring food
October 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I'm not quite sure what day or time or where I am but apparently it's Monday? And here we are at the start of a new week?! Sheesh what an adventure I had on the weekend in NZ....still spinning from all that learning and beauty! Of course after being so focused on eating well and getting back into … [Read more...]
Saturday in Queenstown
October 14, 2017 by 14 Comments
My head and heart are FULL this Saturday night my friends. What a day I have had. Exploring the most gorgeous part of the world (seriously how is this 3 hours from Sydney and literally SO other the side of the world breathtaking?). I have learnt SO much. Out of my comfort zone, learning, … [Read more...]
Old dog, new tricks
October 13, 2017 by 4 Comments
I love taking photos. It's not something that has come naturally to me, but it's something I love so much. Over the years and over thousands and thousands of photos I think I might have gotten a little bit better at it. I still kind of wing it on manual, all my photos are straight out of the camera … [Read more...]
Visiting the Southern Highlands? Read this.
October 13, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Every week I have so many people visit my blog looking for what to do when they come and visit this gorgeous part of the world. I thought I'd put together a list of all the things that I have from around here, from the blog that you might find useful. A little one stop shop if you will. Lots … [Read more...]
Sweet lovers love the Spring
October 12, 2017 by 8 Comments
And why wouldn't they when it looks this good? Spring time in the village sure is a sight for sore eyes. We've had the Manchurian pears flower first with the daffodils, jonquils and hellebores and then the tulips come, the bluebells, forget me nots, the irises and the wisteria, the clematis, … [Read more...]
First Date
October 11, 2017 by 24 Comments
This morning I got a notification that Robert Macdonald had tagged me in a post. Thinking it would be something silly I was surprised to see a public declaration of his love. Nothing says I love you like a Facebook status update. You see, today it's 14 years since our first date. At the … [Read more...]
