Full & Thorough Reporting

Good morning friends. Maggie woke up at 4.40am this morning because she was excited about a playdate this afternoon with a friend, it's been a long morning already with HOURS left before she even gets to school and even longer until this afternoon. Isn't it good to have things to look forward to … [Read more...]

Good Things

It's September. And after a long cold winter just the sound of it gives us enough promise of good stuff to come. We still have a lot of winter to do round here...the fire will be on constantly for the next month or so and will be on and off until the end of the year. But there's sunshine, we had … [Read more...]

Full & Thorough reporting

You guys, we are almost through the term. We are ALMOST there, kind of. Sheesh, term 2 has been a BIG one and while Daisy has been off school since Thursday last week, it's still very much BAU for the other two and Rob who has been away for work and me who somehow starts the juggle of work and kids … [Read more...]

Autumn April days

We finally have daylight in the mornings which makes waking up a little easier. Each morning when I creep into Daisy's room to open the blind there's now a line of grey light around the window which makes things a little easier to pull the covers back and get on with it. I make her tea and toast, … [Read more...]

A visit to Red Cow Farm

Ever since we moved here over 8 years ago, I have wanted to visit Red Cow Farm in Sutton Forest and over the weekend I FINALLY got around to it. I know, it's not OK. And I have NO idea why it took us so long to go here! I will be back for sure. This garden is truly a delight, 2.5 hectares outside … [Read more...]

Around the Grounds: Spring doing its thing

You all know that one of my all time favourite things to do at home is have a bit of a faff about. Whether it's when I get home from being away and I do a bit of a unpack, clean up and dust, water the plants and replace any dead flowers in vases. It's how I soothe my soul...making things right, … [Read more...]

Some good things

So much goodness all around here today and you know why? IT'S PROPERLY RAINING. Rain heavy enough that you can HEAR it. Now if that's not good, I don't know what is. Wish I could send it all around the country to the places it's needed most. We need it round here too - there will be happy … [Read more...]

Things I like {The late winter edition}

You guys the Daphne is OUT and it is GLORIOUS. Wish you could smell outside my front door at the moment, the heady scent hits you and carries on the wind all around the south side of the house. I don't have any tips on how to grow it other than it thrives on neglect, gets no sun from March to … [Read more...]

Olympus Camera winner!

YOU GUYS. That was HARD. I feel like I have been on an emotional rollercoaster! ALL of the feels - happy and sad, simple joy, moments of profound loss, pride, excitement all captured in photos. Isn't that the BEST? A click that captures a moment in time that can be with you forever, it's why I love … [Read more...]

Win your very own Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III camera!

It's now been a week since we arrived back home from my very own Royal adventure and the further away from it I get, the more I feel like it was all a dream. A wonderful, magical dream! But my Instagram and photo roll in my phone tells me something else entirely...it WAS real. Thank GOODNESS … [Read more...]

A slow Sunday at Hill View Sculpture

Over the weekend we had some visitors down for the night who have recently moved back from London after many years living over there. We were chatting on Saturday night when we were asked how we scratch our cultural itch living down here in the Highlands which we were able to show them yesterday … [Read more...]

Never Stop the Journey: A wedding in Windsor

A sponsored post for Olympus Most days for me are pretty run of the mill for a Mum of three girls. I get woken early (and often angrily) by a toddler. I make breakfast and lunches; do the shopping, cooking and washing, busily running a house, family and job. Months ago in November, a seed was … [Read more...]

Never Stop the Journey: London is ready for a wedding!

A sponsored post for Olympus It’s now been a few days since we arrived in London and everywhere you look, excitement, preparations and general pre-wedding buzz is at an all time high. Everywhere around this fair city you will see national pride blowing in the breeze of every corner with red, … [Read more...]

Living our best London Life

I must say, London is looking just about as good as it could be! The weather has been absolutely fabulous: the sun shining, the colours around looking brighter than normal, maybe it's the excitement in the air but it's an absolute joy to take in and I can't take the smile off my face! We're … [Read more...]

And now here we are in London, in the Spring

We arrived yesterday morning at 6.30am after a long 24 travels from Australia. It never fails to impress you that you can hurtle through the sky and end up on the other side of the world does it? We were able to drop our bags off nice and early at our apartment in Notting Hill (one street … [Read more...]

{More} Adventure Awaits

It's a cold and dark morning here at home. I am the only one up huddled close to the fire under a blanket with the glow of my laptop the only light on in the house. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning, but moreso, it's Mum excitement. The joy and excitement of some adventure even sweeter when you … [Read more...]

Autumn: A lesson in surrendering

Today is the 1st of May 2018. I reminded Rob this morning that it was 14 years ago today that we celebrated our engagement with friends and family on the rooftop of a Darlinghurst bar on a superb Sunny autumn day much like the one we are enjoying here today. I had to find a photo to show the … [Read more...]

Things I like {The 29th April 2018 edition}

Thank you for all your lovely words of encouragement on my post this week, I am going to reply to all your comments just as soon as someone stops asking me for food, which will happen on Tuesday when the kids are back at School. It's been a lovely break for us all, but like any Mum at the end of two … [Read more...]

Bringing Stills to Life: Shooting video for the first time on your digital camera

A sponsored Post for Olympus There is something magical about the moving image isn’t there? Throw some music in, add some slow-mo and usually I will shed a little tear over people I don’t even know. It just takes things to the next level and can often make the ordinary, extraordinary. Having … [Read more...]

Never Stop The Journey: The nitty gritty of the OM-D E-M10 Mark III

A sponsored post for Olympus I was lucky enough recently to be a part of an excursion to Queenstown with Olympus for the launch of their new OM-D E-M10 Mark III camera. You can read about that AMAZING weekend in this post but I wanted to share with you guys a little of the nitty gritty of the … [Read more...]