April 22-28
I love the school holidays. I love the gentle, peaceful pace of things. I love all the time that we have! These holidays have been so good already, with my beautiful friend Amanda and her two children coming to stay! We had such a good time. The children played (the youngest ones slept) and we […]
Melbourne {Day 4}
Good mornings, goodbyes, more walking, more picnics, more photos and more sightseeing, before catching an evening flight home. It was a really special weekend away, from the first morning, when I woke to the sounds of the garbage trucks and wondered where all the rubbish goes, until the final afternoon, when we felt hot and […]
Melbourne {Day 3}
Our third day in Melbourne with our family and friends began like this: watching hot air balloons float majestically in the sunrise, with a shared breakfast of pancakes and coffee. We all caught the tram to the Melbourne Museum. I must say that I want to return to Melbourne again soon so we can spend […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rendering!
It’s a bit exciting! After over 2 years of living in the house, the final coat on the outside of the strawbale home is being rendered! Our house has been covered in pink plastic mesh for so long that looking at my non-pink, rendered home brings a tear to my eye! The render looks brown […]
Fabric Friday
Today’s fabric was chosen by the lovely Emma! Thanks Emma! Emma bought this vintage Morris fabric from Etsy. She says she plans to make her baby girl (who is the same age as Elora) a pinafore with it. Emma says that the fabric is bright and cheery, and the colours are lovely and warm – […]
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