It's safe to say that right now, Mags is something else. I could use the word fezza, but let's go with special as it seems a little more loving. When right now, at times, I am feeling so much less than that. She's been waking at night. That's fine. But the crying not really awake, cannot be … [Read more...]
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Girls night in: a Chinese banquet
October 7, 2017 by 16 Comments
What better time to have a girls dinner than at the end of the school holidays when everyone could use a little adult time and let off some steam? Last night we did just that when we came together for a delicious dinner at my friend Melissa's place. Usually it's a pot luck, everyone bring something … [Read more...]
A visit to the Bohemian Traders Boutique
October 4, 2017 by 11 Comments
What do you do when you are holidaying nearby the Bohemian Traders Boutique up here on the Cenny Coast? You call Em and say meet me there in 30 mins is what! I have been wanting to visit here in forever having long been a huge fan of Em and her amazing label and business that she has built up over … [Read more...]
Long weekends filled with kids & sunshine & School holidays
October 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
We have escaped the Highlands this long weekend for the final (PROMISE, I really mean it this time) bit of my birthday with my sister from Melbourne and Brother in Sydney and their kids. The sun has been shining and we have been happy to have a few days in each other's company again. It's pretty … [Read more...]
You guys, I’ve kept my fiddle leaf fig alive for 9 months!
September 29, 2017 by 6 Comments
You know what's Rob's least favourite thing is at the moment? It's feigning interest each and every night when we get into bed and I say "Rob! LOOK AT MY FIDDLE LEAF FIG. It's growing! Nay! THRIVING!" and then he rolls his eyes and says something like I'll look at your Fiddle Leaf etc etc... But … [Read more...]
Day 2 of the School holidays
September 26, 2017 by 10 Comments
You know there's a thing at the start of every school holidays where like nothing goes to plan right? Where the visions of lazy days in the sunshine with everyone happily pottering about doing their own thing is replaced with bickering, fighting, physical fighting and much screaming from the parent … [Read more...]
Weekends filled with cousins and candles
September 25, 2017 by 7 Comments
Friday afternoon we escaped the end of term and headed off not too far from here for a weekend away to celebrate Rob's Mum's 70th with all the family. The weather was heating up and I was STOKED to be able to escape home for 2 nights as were the kids who had a chance to catch up with their cousins … [Read more...]
This & that with a side of exhaustion & sickness
September 21, 2017 by 6 Comments
This was me around Tuesday, 10.30am. This week, on top of this past month, maybe term, who-eeeeee will I be glad to see the end of it! I did my normal post event collapse into a mess of tiredness and exhaustion and of course any of the sickness that I was too busy to deal with last week … [Read more...]
Full Maggie Update: 2 years, 4 months
September 19, 2017 by 13 Comments
This month could be renamed: the month of the floral dress. Or the month of poo. At 2 years and 4 months, Maggie likes to wear this dress: Every day. Except on the days where it is washed and she loses her mind. It's twirl you see, and she adores it. It used to belong to Harper, it's … [Read more...]
BabyMac Spring Fling Lunch 2017
September 18, 2017 by 12 Comments
I held my first "Spring Fling" lunch on Saturday at the gorgeous Wombat Hollow in Kangaloon which was such a success! I am thrilled with how it all went and just had to share it with you guys - especially when the photos are as wonderful as these ones are. I cannot thank Nicki from Cottonwood & … [Read more...]
Monday Meal Ideas: Meatless Monday
September 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Good morning friends from a very quiet and slow Beth. Wowsers has it been a big week, month....etc etc. I survived the end of last week (just) with the Spring Fling lunch on Saturday. What a day it was...more details to come on that later. There was LOTS of cooking prep from me (feeding 30 people … [Read more...]
BabyMac Book Club: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
September 14, 2017 by 8 Comments
In the hope of striking while the iron is HOT on this reading malarky I thought I would choose the next book again so we can get started on another round of the BabyMac Book Club. This will make it the third one for the year, we are picking up the pace and hopefully I'll be back with my reading mojo … [Read more...]
Doing it for the kids
September 13, 2017 by 22 Comments
I am the third child in a family of four kids. Growing up I had a standard line that I used to tell people just where I fit in: there's my oldest sister, then the baby sister, then there's the only boy, and then there's me. When my Grandmother was suffering from alzheimer's and forgot so much, she … [Read more...]
BabyMac Book Club: The Dry {The Discussion}
September 12, 2017 by 10 Comments
This book club reading just may well be starting to rub off on me...whilst I'm not getting through lots of books, I do know that I devoured this book in about 3 sittings on my recent holiday...it was the perfect page turner filled with great characters, setting and plot that had me guessing till the … [Read more...]
Full & Thorough Reporting
September 11, 2017 by 9 Comments
What a whirlwind of a week it's been here - two in fact! Apparently I travelled half way across the world and then back again? How?! And how good was it?! Somehow I was bobbing away in the Indian Ocean? And apparently wearing a two piece whilst doing so? Who even am I? That spray tan did the … [Read more...]
The unexpected expense
September 8, 2017 by 18 Comments
Anyone else sighing with relief that the Mercury retrograde is over? Me too. I always seem to break stuff, or things seem to break on me during that time so it came as no surprise when I arrived home at 9pm on Tuesday night that the first thing that happened to me appeared to be something broken. … [Read more...]
Singapore Stopover: A quick 24 hours
September 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I was there as a (very lucky) guest of Club Med Kani and was flown here by Scoot Airways. This trip was organised by Sam & David from the Good Funny Smart Collective. We had a quick stopover in Singapore on our way back through the Maldives which gave us a quick chance to soak up all … [Read more...]
Adventure to the Maldives: Trip to Finolhu Villas
September 3, 2017 by 6 Comments
I am here as a (very lucky) guest of Club Med Kani and was flown here by Scoot Airways. This trip was organised by Sam & David from the Good Funny Smart Collective. Yesterday we got to take a 5 minute transfer across to the exclusive Finolhu Villas also part of the Club Med resort where we … [Read more...]
Dirty bird for Dad: Crispy southern fried chicken
August 29, 2017 by 6 Comments
On Sunday we celebrated Father's Day early for Rob as I will be away this coming Sunday. He didn't want the fuss, but I wanted to make the day a little bit special for him with a few little pressies and cards and of course something special to eat. Obvs Maggie was especially pleased with the fart in … [Read more...]
Scoffs: Donna Hay’s Apple & Caramel hand pies
August 25, 2017 by 2 Comments
Do you have a subscription to a food magazine? I used to get Delicious and would look through them and think, meh, and there they would pile up month after month. I am useless! So then I stopped getting them and now just have recipe books that I never seem to open...it's truly such a bad habit where … [Read more...]
