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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013"...Sophie: Yoghurt covered lips, gazing out the window, mesmerised by the mudlarks and honey eaters in the garden as she eats her lunch....
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Adjusting To Kindy
When I sent Grace off to kindy for her first day last Friday, I never expected that I would spend so much time myself thinking about our new journey. That I would feel tired emotionally after a week...
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7/52
I've been extremely frustrated with my photography skills (or more accurately my lack of photography skills) this week. Shot after shot has been either blurry or too dark. However, while the two...
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Homely Snippets
A few homely snippets from these parts today… Over the past few weeks, as part of my night-time wind-down ritual, I've been reading a chapter or two from my current book of the moment 'The Happiness...
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My Home Office / Guest Bedroom Plans
I like beginning the year with a good tidy and cull, starting things fresh with a relatively organised space and good habits that keep our home life running that little bit smoother as the weeks...
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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013" Grace: So many snapshots taken to get this one I loved. My happy, fun-loving girl with a mop of wild curls just like mineSophie:...
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Point And Shoot: Party Time
The weekend just gone was uncharacteristically busy for us, a rather jam-packed one with two birthday parties for two special little cousins to attend. Saturdays and Sundays are usually fairly low key...
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From 21 To 31
My birthday is only five days away, and so a bit of self-reflection has been going on in my head lately. About a month ago, as I sifted through the contents of the keepsake boxes hidden away at the...
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9/52
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013"Grace: Playing dress ups with my high heels... "Hi everyone, I'm Mummy," she announced as she came clip-clopping down the hallway in these...
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My Un-Birthday
Sweet banner above available from Tucke & Bonte on EtsyYesterday, we had a day of birthday celebrations for me, or more accurately, an 'un-birthday'. Today is my actual birthday, but seeing as...
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10/52
"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2013"Sophie: Things were a little too quiet for my liking on Friday morning. Certain Sophie was up to no good, I went to investigate. Instead,...
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The Sadness Of Old Age
This morning, as I popped down to Fremantle, I drove along soaking in all the beauty of a sunny autumn sky, mentally taking notes about what I was planning to post today. Instead, I've returned home...
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"A portrait of my children once a week, every week in 2013"Grace: My poor girl was struck down with a tummy bug at almost exactly the same hour as her Mama on Thursday night. Since then, she and I...
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A Nod To Australiana
Image above by Everingham & WatsonI've been finding myself drawn to homewares with an Australiana twist over the past few weeks. Gum leaves and blossoms, sprigs of wattle and anything in hues drawn...
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Morning Bliss
Having Paul home on long service leave has already been SO good. Small projects have been worked on around the house. Ikea furniture has been assembled (yes, I finally have a new desk). I've been...
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"A portrait of my children once a week, every week in 2013"Last Wednesday, the girls and I spent the loveliest of mornings at our beloved spot by the river. The water was ever so calm, the sky...
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Three Day Getaway
Going away on holidays with little ones always feels like such a big effort... so much to pack, to have to anticipate and to organize, even for a simple three day sojourn. I find myself making list...
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13/52
"A portrait of my children, one a week every week in 2013"Grace: All set for the kindy Easter bonnet parade. I made sure she crafted her hat by herself - I just made a few suggestions, gave her a pile...
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A Balanced Holiday Break
Sometimes as a Mum, you make decisions not based on any specific reasoning, parenting philosophies or age-old wisdom, but solely upon what can only be described as a ‘mother’s instinct’ – that strong...
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"A portrait of my children, once a week every week in 2013"Grace: Practising fishing off the verandah with the rod she spent a portion of her money box savings on... eager to catch her first real fish...
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