Easter Holidays 2014
We have had lovely holidays! They began with a delightful visit from Monte’s sister Sarah and her family. They stayed with us for a week over Easter and we had a great time together. One of the highlights was that Sarah and Russell minded the children so Monte and I could have a night away […]
Cauliflower Soup (recipe)
Please make this soup. You’ll need: 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 onion, diced 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces 1 head cauliflower, cut into small pieces 2 tsp beef stock 500ml water You’ll need to: Fry up garlic and onion in butter Add potato, cauliflower, stock and water. Summer until vegetables are […]
d’Artagnan
It was March 2000. I remember going to the RSPCA animal shelter, excited to choose a puppy. We had been married for a year and a puppy was going to be our anniversary present. We fell in love with d’Artagnan straight away and brought her home to our little townhouse in Mitchell Park. Naigee, who […]
From little things, big things grow
The past two months have taught me to (try to) live each day like it’s my last. To enjoy the little things. To embrace the goodness in my life. To honour Charlotte by making each day the best I can, not just for me but for my family. It’s not easy. I know it’ll get […]
Awesome pyjama party
We’re doing our best to make life fun for the children. Making as many moments to laugh together and enjoy each other as we can. It’s good for all of us. One of the most recent fun things was Friday’s pyjama party. It was organised by Matthew. It started at 5pm. We all had to […]
Charlotte Patricia Anne
You never think you’re going to have to write this. Not when you have a big (apparently) healthy, active, highly monitored baby growing and doing kickboxing in your belly. Not when you’ve done this three times before and it has been better than perfect. Not when you are really really excited. Not when you’re really […]
2013
December 31, 2013 I should probably write about the year that was, as is my custom. Except I’m running a bit behind this year! One thing that is really cool about this year is that we kicked off 2013 with my best friend of 23 years, Brooke and her family in Adelaide; we then said […]
Accidental brilliant frosting
Well! If there’s one thing better than a delicious chocolate cake, it’s chocolate frosting! Cue drool. I’m a bit ad-hoc when it comes to icing. I have a few set recipes in my head that I call on when getting ready to ice a cake – usually it’s a combination of warm water, softened butter […]
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