January 2007

My child the problem solver

My child the problem solver

Yesterday afternoon I was changing Lily’s nappy and it was a complicated affair as it sometimes can be. I could hear Amelia down in the playroom thumping around, tipping toys out of boxes and...

Flickr Favourites from this week

Flickr Favourites from this week

1. last request, 2. thrift find, 3. p_0385.jpg, 4. p_0386.jpg, 5. Sheppy, 6. I got a code id by dose, 7. 1800’s Homestead, 8. poke cake, 9. ANOTHER RAINY SUNDAY, 10. p e e...

Crazy us (me and my eyebrows)

Crazy us (me and my eyebrows)

I have been so grumpy these last few days! Maybe it’s just the heat… It would be too cruel if it was a result of too much sleep. Perhaps it’s something to do with...

Summer of love

Summer of love

Bush fires, extreme heat, power failures and possible power restrictions on top of water restrictions and smoke filled air are all daily reminders of why I can’t stand Summer. Can.not.stand.it. Since we got back...

The wardrobe of my dreams

The wardrobe of my dreams

Yesterday morning Big-P, Lily, Amelia and I all rushed off to IKEA — taking full advantage of the fact that we had all slept pretty well (and again last night!) and felt we could...

Slept a little

Slept a little

Wow wow! I have just got home from a week’s holiday at the beach to discover all the wonderful comments for my last post! Thank you! Before we left I was planning to email...

zzzzzzzz

zzzzzzzz

Greetings from Sleep Deprivation Land! Population 3! This post is not destined to be long or terribly coherent as Lily will NOT settle at night and has been finally falling off into a completely...

WIP Friday – Maminka doll

WIP Friday – Maminka doll

This is not such a great photo — I just couldn’t get a good one today as I left it too late and it’s quite overcast this afternoon — but you get the idea....

Proud illustrating mum

Proud illustrating mum

Amelia has discovered how fun it is to draw. It kind of crept up on us as previously she would stop to scribble something for maybe 30 seconds or so before careening off to...

Bean planning

Bean planning

Today it was warm but it also rained a little in the morning, we had our first harvest (see above!), and I drank champagne at lunch with my parents… Big-P made pizza for dinner...