Gosh I love school holidays. I LOVE THEM. The change in routine, the not getting up for an alarm and running around all day every day until the point of exhaustion. The slowing down, time spent with people we love. These holidays had it all in spades with LOTS of time sitting around tables with … [Read more...]
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Monday Meal Ideas: Family faves
October 12, 2020 by 4 Comments
Here we are, term 4. Holidays have been and gone way too fast and now we jump into the busiest time of the year. Somehow?! This week as we settle back into routine I'll be looking for dinners that are easy for me to whip up and that the kids will demolish. Time for us all to get back into the swing … [Read more...]
Forage to Feast: a Wild Feast for a New Age
September 22, 2020 by Leave a Comment
I was excited on Sunday to attend an amazing event right here in our village being held with our local friends from Trolleyd. The event was to help us get back in touch with nature around us: using the weeds we see every day and seeing how we can incorprate them into our cooking and eating and … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: New season lamb
September 21, 2020 by 2 Comments
We had some delicious lamb shanks over the weekend (cooked by Rob) and I was reminded of all the new season produce that is available and so good right now. Thought I would share some ways you might be able to utilise the lovely lamb on your table this week. Here are some of my favourite ways to … [Read more...]
Monday Meal ideas: Spring salads
September 14, 2020 by 1 Comment
Well it looks like we have some lovely warm weather here at the start of the week...glorious! It makes me (almost) want to get out there and exercise and eat some salad. Well, I can live in hope! When things do start to warm up though I am always so keen to starts getting more salads on the menu. … [Read more...]
20 novels for tweens who like history
September 8, 2020 by 19 Comments
You guys know how much I love to read, and it's been tough to see the love of reading my tween once have disappear now that she is a teenager. Technology gets in the way...and even though she might not be doing it right now, I know she will be back...I was too! That foundation from the early years … [Read more...]
Fashion, turn to the left
September 3, 2020 by 1 Comment
I had an adventure this week with Rob helping him shoot a big campaign job for Arlington Milne & Elms & King up at the beach. My word does fashion involve a whole lot of moving parts, an insatiable beast that requires endless feeding...ideas...I have such an appreciation for the work that … [Read more...]
My love of early mornings
August 27, 2020 by 30 Comments
How on earth could I say that you ask? After years and YEARS and years of being dragged out of bed, not of my own choice by small children with a penchant for early mornings? A husband who never got up with them, not ever. Tiredness, resentment, exhaustion. How could I love to wake up early? But I … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Mid week winners
August 24, 2020 by 2 Comments
Jeepers Monday comes around fast doesn't it? One minute it's Friday arvo and you are excited and pumped about some time off, then Saturday comes around filled with sport and running around, some work and then it's Sunday and you get a day to relax all before it's Sunday night all of a sudden and … [Read more...]
Life at 42, 11 months, 3 weeks and 5 days
August 14, 2020 by 26 Comments
My alarm goes off at 5.10am each morning and I still can't believe after so many years of desperately wanting sleep whenever I could get it, that I make myself wake up each morning. I don't think, just get up, pushing back the heavy layers of bedding that come at this stage of winter. I am in … [Read more...]
An old school family weekend visit
August 6, 2020 by 7 Comments
We all know how rare it is at the moment to have family spend time together, so when I was speaking to my brother a week or so ago about trying to find a free weekend for a visit, I wasn't expecting it to happen any time soon. With three high school kids and sport and work and life, we rarely get to … [Read more...]
Rob’s Lamb Shanks
August 4, 2020 by 14 Comments
If you are a lover of the lamb shank but get a little weary of the same old slow cooked tomato based sauces then you might like this version that Rob created a few years ago. I think it was originally from a Greek cookbook that we have that cooks a whole leg of lamb slowly using this method of … [Read more...]
An ode to Anne…
July 29, 2020 by 43 Comments
Now if you have been following me for any amount of time (long or short) you will know the importance of ANNE in our lives. Anne is the name of the chocolate cake that has been famous in our family since the 80's when the author of the recipe Mrs Anne R placed a recipe for a humble chocolate cake in … [Read more...]
A Christmas in July 40th Dinner
July 23, 2020 by 6 Comments
We recently hosted a 40th birthday for our friend Nicki from Cottonwood & Co who more than likely wanted and had planned to be somewhere way more glamorous for her 40th (I think Italy was planned, or maybe New Zealand) but as we know, 2020 had different plans for us all. With restrictions on … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: Mid week meals my family love
July 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Good morning from a chilly Southern Highlands morning (feels like -2.5 out there and blowing a gale). We are back into the swing of things having done 2 weeks school holidays. Apologies for the lack of posting...I was having too good a time with the kids, being away...full debrief to come on that … [Read more...]
On repeat this winter: roasted pumpkin
July 2, 2020 by 2 Comments
As soon as the travel restrictions were eased Rob hightailed it up to the farm to see his step mum and spend some time with her for the first time in months. He came home with an enormous pumpkin which looked fabulous of course but had me thinking about all the different ways I could use it up. It … [Read more...]
Girl’s mid winter weekend at the beach
June 24, 2020 by 8 Comments
If ever there was a weekend needed for a group of 5 weary women who have survived the start of the shocker that has been 2020 it was ALL OF THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD...however! We were lucky enough to escape on Thursday morning after school drop off to head to the beach for a few days. Can I tell you, … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: meatless Monday Inspo
June 22, 2020 by 4 Comments
Good morning from a freezing cold week 9 of term 2 where things are a little sluggish. My goodness I actually hit snooze two times this morning and that NEVER happens! After a fabulous long weekend with my mates up at the beach where it was warm and the demands from anyone were VERY low I am feeling … [Read more...]
A birthday lunch for Miss Rabbit
June 18, 2020 by 3 Comments
We recently celebrated a very special birthday lunch for our dear friend Miss Rabbit for her 50th. She was meant to be in Europe with all her mates for a very special trip and like so manny people had to postpone that for a year while covid does its thing. Mrs Munro hosted the beautiful surprise … [Read more...]
What I’m reading, watching, listening to
June 16, 2020 by 16 Comments
It's been a few months since I updated you guys on what I have been reading, watching and listening to - this past little while has been much more on reading rather than the other two: its funny how you switch between the different modes isn't it? I have been focusing on reading as much as possible … [Read more...]
