August 2008

Sucka 11

Sucka

There was a little Mr Mom moment in the kitchen this morning. I came out in the kitchen to find Phil cleaning Lily up after her breakfast with the vacuum cleaner! He looked at...

Cold Grey 22

Cold Grey

This has been one of those long winter weeks. Phil is away working in California and both girls (and now me too) have been sick with temperatures and ear aches, and there have been...

20 years ago today (or so) 17

20 years ago today (or so)

Today Mum and I took the girls for a super quick, late-in-the-afternoon whizz around the Children’s Book Week fair. The girls had their faces painted and made badges, and I got to have a...

Dear Prudence 27

Dear Prudence

Yesterday I finally took a little leap of faith and starting working on a Waldorf doll. I am calling her Prudence because if it hadn’t been for the gorgeous Waldorf dolls which Prudence makes...

Collaboration 11

Collaboration

I left a doodle in blue pencil on the kitchen table on Friday night. On Saturday morning after breakfast I found a little elf had elaborated on it in yellow texta. I like the...

Some bits for a Thursday 13

Some bits for a Thursday

I have always loved Dover books – their colouring books and paper doll books reach far back into my childhood. Do you get the Dover sampler emails? If not, take a look. It’s free...

On my desk – soft things 23

On my desk – soft things

In an unprecedented leap – both children have been sleeping until after 7am every day this week. I am quite delirious as I feel kind of normal again! Phil and I have been able...

Creatures of Habitat: Beautiful Blogs 12

Creatures of Habitat: Beautiful Blogs

** Finally, I have updated my sidebar (right) with some links for July / August. This time I have decided to list the lovely blogs I visit regularly for inspiration, escapism and fetishism –...

Marshmallow Bunny auction is UP! 6

Marshmallow Bunny auction is UP!

The first Marshmallow Bunny I have made in forever is up for auction this week. All proceeds (apart from ebay fees) will go to The Mirabel Foundation to support the work they do: “The...