I wonder when the rest of the world will catch onto the idea that all any Mother wants for Mothers Day is to wake up (well rested) in a 5 star hotel bed to see her children for 7 minutes before they disappear and she can have a bath, room service, a nap, watch a movie and then go to a spa treatment. … [Read more...]
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Quick catch up
May 3, 2016 by 21 Comments
Oh HI! Talk about crazy times over here. I am busier than a blue-arsed fly here at the moment and I have a spare 7 minutes so thought I'd drop in for a quick catch up. Sheesh. You see it's Rob's 40th next week and we are hosting a party here for him on Saturday (lunch, 70 odd people) and I am … [Read more...]
Miscellaneous 83
April 28, 2016 by 37 Comments
You guys, Mothers Day is fast approaching. And I have the perfect pressie for you (to give or receive). You may have heard of Two Good Co a non-profit charity and social enterprise company who make good food and do good things. They make salads (made by some pretty great chefs) and for each one … [Read more...]
Long weekend-ing
April 26, 2016 by 73 Comments
You may have popped over here to have a look at some nice photos of our nice weekend. Because it was, indeed, nice. So here, let me get one of the way for you. Look! Hydrangeas! In April! Still flowering! But in reality, it's day 18 of the school holidays. So it's safe to say that things are … [Read more...]
Being scared and doing the brave stuff
April 22, 2016 by 49 Comments
This morning the sun rose, and a new day in Autumn 2016 began. Like me, it was most likely the same as the one that came before. It required immediate caffeination, instant demands from small people and routine: news reading, milk made for the baby, dog out for a wee, coffee machine on, … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday old Liz!
April 21, 2016 by 35 Comments
I wouldn't call myself a Royalist. In fact, I think we should be a Republic, however I am FASCINATED by the Royal Family. The castles, the pomp and ceremony, the frocks! The history. Everything it all stands for. Amazing stuff I reckon. And you would know my deep love with Kate and Wills and our … [Read more...]
Big skies, happy kids, nice digs
April 20, 2016 by 24 Comments
After a less than ideal start to the year with constant sickness thanks to perfuckuss and then a shitty Easter thanks to post perfuckuss stress disorder and colds I was keen to make the most of these school holidays and actually have a nice time! So I had a look online for a house for us to escape … [Read more...]
Maggie is 11 months old!
April 16, 2016 by 40 Comments
Ah 11 months, here you are. With all your movement, and laughing, and standing and life, here you are. This about it sums it up: here Mags sit down so I can take a photo. Yeah, nuh. It's been a tough month for the little one, with sickness AGAIN and a case of the teefs causing LOTS of pain … [Read more...]
An Autumn walk in the village
April 15, 2016 by 44 Comments
If you look out any of our windows at the moment you'll see that Autumn has arrived. My favourite and my best, glorious Autumn with it's magical light, shorter, warm days and cooler, dark nights. Our village does Autumn particularly well and yesterday the girls and I took a walk up to the … [Read more...]
Roasted pumpkin soup
April 14, 2016 by 18 Comments
Yesterday morning I was doing the post lunch wipe down of the kitchen when I saw a butternut pumpkin sitting on the bench that my friend gave to me last week practically BEGGING me to do something with it. Even though I am the only bastard in this family who will eat it, I decided to whip up a … [Read more...]
Monday arvo water cooler catch up
April 11, 2016 by 18 Comments
Ah school holidays...when "working" at home becomes a juggling act and if you are not organised, which I am not, the day time routine goes out the window! Which is lucky because the windows are wide open and there is a stunning Autumn day out there. Washing drying, kids playing outside, baby … [Read more...]
Saturday arvo kitchen: how to make red wine jus
April 9, 2016 by 13 Comments
The other night when I cooked up a couple of large pieces of rib eye, I made a couple of sauces to go with it: béarnaise and a red wine jus (jus is a French word meaning a thin gravy or sauce made from meat juices). The béarnaise is far from traditional or "proper" but it's always tasty and this red … [Read more...]
Friday morning ramblings
April 8, 2016 by 27 Comments
A gal asks for some help and BOY did you guys deliver! Thank you for all your comments on yesterday's post...I will have that bottom sorted in no time! I really appreciate it, and boy do I love the community we have here...no problem too small. I found myself on the blower this morning to a chemist … [Read more...]
Skin deep
April 7, 2016 by 86 Comments
Is there ANYTHING better than a cool change after a hot day? Overnight one swept through here so that when we went to bed and it was 25 degrees we woke to 10 this morning...delightful! I've had a productive morning stacking wood for the fire that will be on tonight, mopping floors and pottering … [Read more...]
3rd times a charm: baby-led weaning with my 3rd kid
April 5, 2016 by 49 Comments
I've had a few people ask about how we feed Maggie, having seen many an Instagram shot of her in her high chair knawing on a piece of sourdough or covered from head to toe in a roast chicken dinner. So I thought I'd write a post about it, to help others have a crack at this baby-led weaning … [Read more...]
Monday morning water cooler catch up
April 4, 2016 by 29 Comments
Sheesh that was a long morning wasn't it? Anyone else ready for School 1.5 hours earlier than usual? Or was that just us? The old change in time always keeps you on your toes, or your tired toes. All those people that talk of enjoying an extra hour of sleep obviously don't have children because it … [Read more...]
Let’s hear it for the girls!
March 31, 2016 by 68 Comments
You know what's happened around these here parts? I've stopped breastfeeding. Well, it just kind of happened. It's been well over a week now since I last fed Mags and so I guess that kind of means we're done right? No last significant, memorable feed. Just a refusal from her for a few days in a row, … [Read more...]
48 out of 60
March 29, 2016 by 39 Comments
It will come as no surprise you you to know that at School I was very neat and tidy. I took great pride in my handwriting being neat, my uniform being neat, hair neat and my pencils and margins just so. I was never really all that bright (well I don't think at least) I got by and loved things like … [Read more...]
Easter 2016
March 28, 2016 by 38 Comments
Because our summer holidays were cut short with Perfuckuss I said to Rob some time in the trenches of late January that we would start the year again at Easter because by then, we would all be better, and we would just start the year over. So you can imagine how happy I was when last week Harper was … [Read more...]
My friend, the Author
March 23, 2016 by 31 Comments
I met my friend Mrs Woog for the first time 5 years ago last weekend. It was the Digital Parents Conference and I was nervous and unsure what was going to happen when I walked into that conference room and met actual other people who wrote blogs, and "got" being online. I'd written to her in emails … [Read more...]
