for Little A
yoo-hoo! I’m back!
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008My goodness - that was an extended - and completely unplanned - break! I feel like the weary traveller who’s arrived home to find the potted plants dead, the furniture covered in dust, and the mail all over the front lawn!
I haven’t been anywhere - well, apart from Sydney for the weekend - just caught [...]
sewing in the dark
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008There were grand plans for today but they disappeared into … aimless pottering. Don’t get me wrong, lovely moments were had - chitter-chat on the back porch with Carolann (whilst she pinned her four-patch blocks - SHE wasn’t suffering from inertia!), and a trip to the markets after school with Abigail that included a cherry-coconut [...]
jam jam jam jam jam
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Have you read “Jam!” by the fabulous Margaret Mahy? No, no, it’s not a cookbook but a funny-as children’s picture book about a family who have a plum tree in the back garden, a nuclear physicist mother, a dilligent stay-at-home father keen to “waste not want not”, and three children who all become heartily [...]
lunchbox treats and some lovely bits of fabric
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Today was Thursday, visiting grandparents day, so no time for sewing but a little window for fabric shopping and tonight we needed some emergency lunchbox treat making.
Whilst on my walk this morning, I came up with a good possibility for the sashing of the little houses - a pale grey/blue polka dot - and I [...]
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 [...]