All is calm
Christmas Eve is here – our lights are twinkling on the tree in the twilight and Amelia went straight to sleep knowing that Father Christmas wouldn’t stand for anything less. Bliss. Have a wonderful...
December 2005
Christmas overload
There’s cookie dough chilling in the fridge, presents are all wrapped, paper snowflakes are bobbing in the air-con breeze, advent activities are all but finished and I am ready to crawl in to bed...
Guest Photographer
These are two photos by Amelia. This is the first time she has played with our camera and watching her stumpy, sticky little fingers grapple with the easily-smashed-to-smithereens gadget nearly sent me berserk but...
Bah – Humbug
Our tree is looking trim! Thank you Theresa (above), Hillary and Christina for contributing ornaments to our plastic tannenbaum. I am working working working up until Christmas, but I have discovered the wonderful world...
Baby, it’s cold inside
The most exciting thing – we had evaporative air conditioning installed yesterday, and I am so ready for the next few days of heat! I don’t think I have ever been so excited by...
The incredible expanding family
I have exciting news today. Come June 8th (or there abouts), there will be a tiny little, fourth family member in our home. I am 13 weeks pregnant and can hardly believe it. Perhaps...
Six years on
Yesterday afternoon, as I was peeling squashed grapes off the kitchen rug, it occurred to me that it’s now December and (apart from all the exciting advent things that happen in December) December also...
Crazy hair
The tree is trimmed, Amelia is in bed and in a minute it’s time to get back to some client work. This evening’s Advent Activity was “Give everyone crazy hair styles”. Amelia insisted on...
Announcement of MOS December’s Theme
Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions for A Month of Softies theme for December. I have chosen one that I think is just perfect: “Under the Tree” Thank you Kerrie! She wrote in...
Good Food Part Three – Rosemary
This afternoon we took part in Advent Activity number two. “Hot Chocolate with all the fixings”. We had whipped cream, coloured sprinkles, marshmallows and wafer biscuits as well as an accompanying thin slice of...