Archive for the ‘family’ Category
Tweet Often, whilst having a burst of tidying up, we stumble upon small collections of somethings that need a home. Somewhere they can hang out together and stay safe and neat. The solution – a little bag of cloth – a useful bag. I especially love making them for Abigail. We’ve had book bags, library [...]
Tweet It’s Easter Saturday morning, and being here, on my Mum’s back porch, with Mum, Abby and Lucy is just bliss. We traipse/hop out here first thing in the morning and only move when the sun falls and the mosquitoes come a-biting. Abby lies on the chaise longue, reading Skulduggery, Mum and I are nestled [...]
Tweet patient :: lily boot red ID :: allergic, so every medic who sees me from triage nurse to radiography technician asks “what are you allergic to? what kind of reaction do you have?” Clearly, the red ID system works well! (for the curious, I’m allergic to ibuprofen and lips, eyes and airways swell if [...]
Tweet We drove to Daylesford this weekend. It is very beautiful – idyllic – and we are so looking forward to going back. Especially to check out the lovely village centre which is so very old and picturesque. Hopefully there is an overnight stay coming up at the old manse – I shall feel like [...]
Tweet I love orange. So often, when I’m choosing fabric, or wool, or clothes, I find myself thinking oh look, there’s orange, I love orange and never choose it. This happens so often, that when I fossick through the stash, look through my wardrobe, there’s a lot of orange. Julian and I have fallen into [...]
Tweet It is well documented that sitting in a cosy armchair, in your flannel jammies doing some handstitching with your muma and dada sitting across from you with their books, and your puppies snoozing lazily on the sofa is the best medicine for the angst that can accompany a day at high school. Oh my [...]
Tweet The weather is hot, dry and windy. The drive is long, dull and slow (the freeway has at least five roundabouts in a 10 km stretch – funny freeway). The beach is not very beachy for us Queenslanders, but the food is yummy and there were some pretty bits and bobs to look at [...]
Tweet Ah he’s so young that Julian. Only 39 times round the sun. Happy Birthday dear boy! As we have such a rush in the morning – well, I don’t but Jules and Abby do – we decided to create a new family tradition. Simple, everyday breakfast with a quick birthday kiss, a quick round [...]
Tweet After three very focussed days, my mind was a-wandering today. I attempted to sit down and look “quietly” at my knitting – taking a quiet look is the means to solving any knitting dilemna according to my old Nanny – and whilst I realised where I’d gone wrong in the last row knitted (2 [...]
Tweet can there be more words needed than these … I don’t think so. This week, more than ever, I find myself reading and re-reading these words, absorbing them, then doing my best to imbue my words and actions with such love. Actually, I lie. I do have more words. At the risk of turning [...]
Tweet As I walk through the city, let alone my own home, I look up and around and am constantly in awe at the level of decoration we have blessed our buildings with over the centuries. It doesn’t matter which civilisation you study, the human love of adornment is everywhere and ever present. Our drive [...]
Tweet There’s been so much readying lately here in Bootville. This week’s readying has been both exciting and daunting. As a muma, I am filled with amazed pride and wistful memories that here we are, ready for highschool. Oh my goodness, wasn’t it only the other day that we were ready for 3 year old [...]