It's been a busy month and a bit since my last blog post - I have to apologise for the lack of content on here. It's not for lack of motivation I just cannot seem to make the time to sit down and write and share like I once did. Frustrating for me (and you, maybe?) but today I promised myself that I … [Read more...]
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Full & Thorough Reporting: The summer holiday edition
February 2, 2022 by 4 Comments
Well hello you. How are you? It's been a little while so thought I better let you know what we have been up to, in between of school holidays, Covid isolations, work and now back to school. I made a little reel about it all earlier in the week when I was feeling nostalgic that they are over for … [Read more...]
A slow start to the year at the farm
January 4, 2022 by 4 Comments
No time we look forward to more as a family is when we head to the farm after Christmas to the start of the new year. This was the 17th time we have done it in fact, Rob and I counted them. 2004 the first when the house was being built just before our wedding in 2005. We missed one in 2008/9 when we … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Gifting delicious Christmas treats
November 22, 2021 by 1 Comment
If your Christmas act is starting to shift into gear you might be thinking about things you can gift to teachers or loved ones you will hopefully be visiting this year. There's nothing like a home made gift and there's nothing better than something you can enjoy over the festive season with lots of … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough Reporting
November 10, 2021 by 2 Comments
Well hello YOU. It's been a while. There's so much to catch up on including the fact that I got new shoes so let's go. We left lockdown just under a month ago and it's been SO busy ever since. All those weeks and months of desperately wanting to be seeing and doing and BEING and now we are … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Meatless Monday
October 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Good morning friends! There will be a pep in the step of LOTS of NSW parents today as all our kids are finally back at school. I will leave for work in the morning and when I get back, there will be NOTHING changed, or moved, or messed up. Can you even imagine?! I can't either. To get back into it … [Read more...]
Post lockdown spring lunch
October 19, 2021 by 8 Comments
Last week ended up being quite the social one as restrictions were open. We had dinner at the pub with some friends Tuesday, then Wednesday night we headed away for a night. Thursday afternoon was a baby shower for a friend, dinner out Friday night and then Sunday a long lunch with the family. We … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Winner winner chicken dinner
October 18, 2021 by 2 Comments
Good morning friends! There is a pep in my step this morning as we have Maggie back at school this morning! In a uniform! She is SO excited and a little nerfous too (she tells me) and I am sure that the enthusiasm will slow as the week goes on...but for now we will take it. As we all settle into … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Family Faves
October 11, 2021 by 2 Comments
Well here we are on Monday 11th where here in NSW some of our freedoms are returned to us today. Shops! Restaurants! Bars! A little regional travel! I swing wildly from let's never cook anything ever again in our homes to overwhelm and exhaustion and let's just stay in a little bit longer. I'm sure … [Read more...]
WHAT I’M READING, WATCHING, LISTENING TO
October 7, 2021 by 3 Comments
How are you friends? What a time it's been! I have to say it's been a struggle for me...8 weeks into lockdown and home schooling. The holidays have been and gone and the mental rollercoaster on any given day, hour, minute has been REAL. I have been struggling to get the bare minimum done every day - … [Read more...]
Lockdown Life
September 14, 2021 by 11 Comments
Blog posts and updates have been few and far between lately since we started lockdown. While it's nothing on Melbourne and Sydney, we are into week 5 now and looks like we have many more weeks ahead of us yet. Life is busy and stressful and lovely and slow and overwhelming. I cannot believe the … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Adding seafood to the table
September 13, 2021 by 1 Comment
I do love a good piece of fish, or prawns, but I rarely seem to make it for our nightly meals. I can get everyone to eat them (except the VERY picky teen) so I really have no excuse...but let's blame lockdown for a complete lack of motivation for anything other than the bare necessities. But looking … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Meatless Monday Inspo
August 30, 2021 by 2 Comments
You might get some fitness or mental inspiration from some people each week, but for me, it will always be food. We are staring down the barrel of another week of lockdown for some many people in Australia, and while we can't control much right now, we CAN make delicious food for ourselves and … [Read more...]
Life at 43, 11 months, 3.5 weeks
August 13, 2021 by 21 Comments
The days have done that turn now, where you can see that they are longer at 5.30am when there's light and at 5.40pm when it's still not dark yet. The birds, the buds on the trees and blossoms and roses are starting to wake up and the promise of it all is as exciting as it ever has been. No matter … [Read more...]
The Italian Job (and or dinner party for 6)
August 4, 2021 by 8 Comments
Have you been travelling via Instagram at the moment too? Watching the world enjoy the beauty of Italy or France while we are stuck here in Australia with our borders, well boarded up and our states locked down in the midst of winter? Some days it can be an actual salve for the soul, seeing that … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: The comfort of Pasta
August 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Good morning friends, and welcome to a new month too. August! I know the exclamation is a little uncalled for given that the entire month will be spent in lockdown for many people in NSW, but still. I can't get my head around it. I thought what better way to deal with the end of winter blues than … [Read more...]
Happy 15th Birthday to my blog!
July 29, 2021 by 55 Comments
Today my blog turns 15. 15 years since I wrote (well, Rob wrote) that first blog post announcing we were pregnant with our first bebe. This will be my 3,511th post that has been published on here. There are almost 73,500 comments written. My entire life as a Mother has been written, shared, … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Life, lemons etc
July 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
I know it's not just me that's feeling a little depressed/angry/sad/worried/scared/frustarted by what's been happening in NSW over the past 5 weeks, and after this weekend even more so. There's nothing we can do about what will or won't happen so let's focus on the things we CAN control. Like what … [Read more...]
A weekend at the Snow
July 21, 2021 by 10 Comments
As someone who is turning 44 in a few weeks I can tell you that a trip to the snow has been a loooooong time coming for me. I have dreamt about the snow, as you would know, am obsessed with us getting some at home every winter, and will go snow chasing into neighbouring towns if there's ever some on … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough Reporting
July 13, 2021 by 4 Comments
Well the school holidays have been and gone and thankfully (for us) we weren't under lockdown or under restrictions so were able to have a relatively normal time. Thought I better catch you all up on what we got up to...there will be a separate post for our once in a lifetime trip to the snow packed … [Read more...]
