Melbourne {Day 2}
They make me so happy I took the children out in the morning when Monte had a work meeting. We played in the play ground and walked through the gardens. We played around with the camera for a while. We also looked at interesting trees and plants. We played: they ran, I followed, carrying all […]
How did this happen? {and a poem}
This is Elora on our first morning with her out in the big world. I had been awake most of the night, gazing at her, in awe of how preciously perfect she was (is). I mean, how perfect is she? So pretty and peaceful and beautiful. Just what I wanted and hoped for: my healthy […]
Melbourne {Day 1}
Fitzroy Gardens Treasury Gardens Our first day in Melbourne was fantastic. Actually, all our days in Melbourne were fantastic. Our children behaved practically perfectly because they were so happy and busy and excited. The tram rides were exciting for our children, who live in a small rural town and don’t see busy traffic too often […]
April 8-14
8/4: swimming lessons mean happy kids 9/4: I love watching ‘Arrow’ 10/4: the children began working on a construction set we bought in Melbourne. 11/4: Elora is dressing herself. She has style. 12/4: I made perfect bread rolls. If I do say so myself. 13/4: Georgie and Milly, a friend she has had since she […]
April 1-7
1/4: I baked some slow-cooked ribeye steaks. They were delicious. Two ribeyes was too much meat for our family of five. 2/4: surprising my children with their Easter bunnies 3/4: packing for Melbourne. I am getting good at packing light! 4/4: visiting the Melbourne Aquarium 5/4: Catching up with the cousins and Sarah 6/4: dinner […]
Melbourne
We have just returned from a little holiday in Melbourne! We joined family friends, the Smiths, to celebrate Jill’s birthday. Monte’s sister Sarah and her family came along too and it was a really wonderful family holiday. One of the highlights was when all of us – all 22 of us – gathered at a […]
Easter bunnies! {knitting pattern}
I like to make the children gifts for Easter. They don’t get a lot of chocolate (and even that seems like too much!), so I like to give them a little toy as well. Sometimes I get around to making them something – sometimes, like last year, I don’t. I knitted these little bunnies. I […]
Ripplealong week 5: c’est fini
I finished my ripple blanket on Good Friday. I felt sad as I tied off the last loop, kind of the way you feel after a really good book! Since finishing the blanket I have been keen to start a new one! I’m certainly not short of folks to make one for! The blanket is […]
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