family
the cooking improves, the family cheers!
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Okay - I could say that we plunged to new depths of culinary despair last week, but in fact, we have been sliding towards this dismal situation since our move. So this week, it is time to rediscover the pleasure of dinner.
Little A and I started to reform ourselves on Sunday - we pored over [...]
kit goes to school
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Little A’s school is currently celebrating Book Week - Monday was bookchat for parents at a local independent bookstore, Tuesday was a talk with a moderately celebrated Australian children’s author, tomorrow an illustrator is visiting for workshops, and on Friday the children are being treated to book themed icecreams.
Today, the children had to come [...]
my little marie antoinette
Friday, August 1st, 2008Little A’s school is celebrating Bastille Day today - I know, it’s not even the right month let alone the right day! But the real day of celebration fell in the recent school holidays and French is the school’s second language studied so they decided today would be the day.
[ holding the curl ]
There’s a [...]
a mighty shopping spree … or should that be mega!
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I know I said I hate machine quilting and I know I’ve whinged about it before and I know I’ve confessed undying love for big stitch, perle cotton, hand quilting - which I do love! - but do you know what? It’s slow and I have umpteen quilt tops folded up and shoved here and [...]
bring a plate
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Here in Australia, invitations to morning teas, school P&F suppers, church jumble sales, family christenings … any event that combines people and food! … are often accompanied by the phrase “… and bring a plate!”
Of course everyone knows that the plate is to be filled, preferably with something homemade, and my Nanny Dougall was the [...]