take it easy on yourself

Middle winter weekend - wow wee, the weeks have been moving quickly by and I am very much looking forward to a week off over the school break but in between there's been lots of hot cups of tea, an excellent book, pretty pictures, games of uno, a big orange pot of lentil stew, a little warming wine, gas heater on high, catching moments of winter sun. Enjoy your week and take it easy when you can x

seven is seven

and so it goes that the littlest in our family is no longer so little. It has been a week or so since she turned 7 and although so far she doesn't seem much different, we both know that 7 up will bring many new changes, many of which we look forward to sharing and being apart of. Happy birthday sweetheart! and happy birthday B today x

just lately

catching sun

little fella

hello there

Just lately has been busy with work, home and play. Very soon I will take a little more time stop and smell the roses. Have a lovely week!

rainy days and sundays

It was a rainy old weekend. Last night it felt so good to get under the covers a little earlier than usual and to have a snuggle, sips of warm milk and tea and adding an extra book to the usual bedtime quota.

oh so pretty

flickr favourites

1. Daisy Chain, 2. lisboa, 3. sparrow, 4. cloud cookies, 5. sardines, 6. Dabbling around, 7. IMG_0981, 8. sprig brooches, 9. Briefcase Adventure

love love love!

this life botanic

Yesterdays wander in the Botanic gardens, something I haven't done by myself for so long. Pretty euphorbia and a growing succulents garden. Orla Kiely style green leaves and fragmented soft autumn light.

Thrifted Tuesday

one for Thrifted Tuesday

saturday night sitting pretty

feeling mellow - love this too

one night the moon

...tonights waxing moon rose up yellow from behind the big white gum. We followed it up the hill and stood awhile to rest in its light.

goodness me

 sunday market goodness.

pretty cosmos

autumn apples

pumpking soup we call orange blossom soup (just add a good couple of squeezes of orange)

playtime - making a crown

making preparations for the royal wedding

cold relief: flickr favourites x

flickr favourites - photos by lovely folk (credits below)

1. Detail of Mini Goals Chalkboard - let's celebrate, 2. legwarmer love, 3. dandy lion, 4. not sure, 5. Untitled, 6. Book Spines, 7. My Gunne Sax, 8. Umbrella Prints in basket, 9. #10, 10. the snow falls, 11. *daisy*, 12. The name of the flower

At home with a cold today...oh wait a minute...ah ah achoo. Last night tucked up in bed with a box of tissues and a hot cuppa I turned to flickr to ease my sore head for a while.

autumn in two days

Saturday, sunny and warm with a little bit of a chill in the air. We drove south through the hills to a lovely little school to celebrate the autumn season and its gifts - one year we came home with this. Later that night we spent time with friends nearby and awoke the next morning to a different sky and on went the warm socks and and scarf as we headed out for a walk. Walking happily with friends, spotting gum nuts and picking late season blackberries.

words and music

was woken the other morning to the tap tap of my daughters type writer - nice to have a literary lass in residence x

The girls have it all covered.

Thinking autumn - flickr x

flickr favourites

1. Untitled, 2. autumn shades, 3. Ginkgo, 4. new day, new socks, 5. buttons, 6. Untitled, 7. feet on beach blanket to go, 8. On a rainy day.

Big moon

perfect full moon seen from our front porch....more

Can a big moon make you hungry. A trusty dahl base. Ms Katiecrackernuts dahl is on the menu next weekend.

thankyou for the eggs s. x

pear cake baked for today's autumn festival. Recipe here (just replace apples with pears:)