Elsa's room

It's almost a year since the sweet Jen Rayner came to take these snaps that appeared in Little ONE Kids Annual.  These photos accompanied a story written by Jodi .  This week, I stumbled upon the disk of images and thought they are worth sharing.  Elsa's room today, Hugo's coming soon.

I can't believe how much Elsa has changed in a year, and this is no more evident by how different her room looks now.  There are still waldorf dolls, thankfully, but there are loads of fat novels, more National Geographic animal posters and well, it's just a little less little girlish.

It's only now I realise these photographs have captured a little part of her childhood that might have been lost forever.   An unexpected keepsake of a moment from my not-so-little one's girlhood.

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Holiday snaps

:: making wedding cakes to help out an amazing friend

:: swimming lessons, every day for two weeks at the local pool

:: drinking peach agua fresca when it's too hot to eat - you can find the recipe on justb

:: exploring mofo - so much fun, such as....

:: watching under water drumming...tina havelock stevens was incredible!

Wish you were here!
x

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Love

Three of my favourite photos that Kate Berry took on her visit.  I'm so in love with these photos.  Kate is such a gifted photographer.  I'm so thrilled Kate, you are so clever.  Thank you so much. x

See more of Kate's gorgeousness here.

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Good mail...

Arriving home from Sydney on Monday, I was greeted by a two foot high lawn, three dozen eggs in the fridge and some very exciting mail.

Hot off the press, there was a copy of Little One Kids Annual, featuring a simply gorgeous article written by that clever wordsmith Jodi accompanied by photos by the talented Jen Rayner.  It's such a lovely article.  I'm so thrilled to be included in such a gorgeous magazine and I have a permanent reminder that yes, there was one day that the children's rooms were actually that tidy....

But I was even more thrilled about finally getting my hands on a copy of Rohan's book that he so generously sent me. Oh I love it.  We made pumpkin gnocchi that very night.  And it was delicious.

Whole Larder Love is a vibrant, colourful and practical guide to the admirable way Rohan feeds his family.  Grow, gather, hunt, cook :: it's not preachy, just friendly, welcoming and bursting with enthusiasm.  Just like Ro himself.

Now, another omelette before I'm off to tackle that lawn....

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Almost ready

A few precious moments with the camera today, snapping scenes from around here as we prepare for our holiday.  Elsa's room is finally finished, the Rayburn has arrived, although not ready to use yet. Taking  a moment to notice, the calm, and the excitement, amongst the hurly burly of the season.

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Happy, Happy Birthday

Today we celebrated Elsa's birthday with a huge stache bash.  A moustache party. With 16 guests it was the biggest children's party I've ever organised.  Hard work but lots of fun (wow those girls eat a lot!).  Elsa is wearing her lovely Miss Haidee dress that we gave her. We set up a photo booth, even Spoon got in on the action, although I"m not sure that he was that amused by the situation.  We played pin the moustache on Bert Reynolds, ate lots of cake and decorated our beautiful Killiecrankie tree.   And we danced to the Ting Tings. Over and over again. I love a good party.  Just wish I wasn't so busy and took more snaps.

Happy Birthday my lovely girl xx

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Blunnies off

It's quiet around here because it's school hols right now.  We've kicked off our Blunnies and headed outdoors, enjoying bare feet on the grass and the warm spring weather.  Might be time to invest in a pair of these I think.  We have made marshmallows and popcorn for picnics under the birch trees.  


This weekend we head off to gorgeous Lily Cottage for some beach time with friends.   Before we go there's lists to write and I'm dreaming of delicious things to cook on the campfire. It might be warm, it will probably be cold.  Actually, it might also be time to invest in some of these too.   


Hello spring, it's so very good to see you.

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This week...

...I've spent two days quiet days at home with my sick little girl.  But it was a treat to spend two days hanging out with her watching movies, making craft and feeding her chicken soup.  At some point she took this photo.

...ate too much pudding.  Drank too much mulled wine.

...I've been inspired by so much loveliness on Pinterest.

...we finished building our greenhouse. I'll show you next week!

...I loved walking the dogs in the chilly air surrounded by snow covered hills.

Oh, and we BOUGHT a brand new shiny one of these.  Yes. We. Did.

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Due to the weather...

Activities around these parts have been dictated by the weather of late.  It's bitterly cold, snowy rainy and incredibly windy.  Not that we're complaining.  It's beautiful and wild and totally Tasmanian.  And any excuse to stay indoors with the peeps is lots of fun.   

Saturday's deluge of rain created a stream running through the boundary of our yard.  The peeps rugged up and built gnome houses, dams, bridges, light houses and villages with sandy shores.   A rare treat,  running water and mud in the garden, and the chance for some creative building. Then inside for warm baths and hot chocolates. 

Sunday I had a feeling the market would be cancelled, but I packed the car and headed off to Hobart anyway.   I was almost there when I received the call that yes, as the main stall had just been carried four meters into the air and split in two, that market was cancelled.  That gave me the chance to have an unheard of leisurely weekend breakfast in a cafe in Battery Point watching the snow flurries outside. How lovely! 

I drove home over the mountain through the most magical snow fall, plonked myself on the couch and played with Pinterest all afternoon.  Bliss! 

Today we woke to the news that we were snowed in one road, and flooded in on another. Cut off from school!  Hoorah! No option but to head west to the Judbury Crafters meeting.  I prepped some stuff for Pip's pom pom project for the children, and dragged out my sock knitting, ahem, from the back of the wardrobe and off we went.

In a beautiful sunlit room with big windows overlooking the wild and flooded Huon river, sat a dozen or so people spinning wool.  On spinning wheels.  There was jam and scones and warm mugs of soup and lots of sharing of stories and skills.  I got some much needed help with starting off my socks, again,  and to be honest, felt a little inadequate that I was using boughten wool.  I hadn't actually sheared my own sheep or alpaca, dyed it with foraged plants and spun it myself. Not that anyone said anything, everyone was very friendly and welcoming, however that might need to be a project for the future.  In the meantime, next month, I'm going to bring a crochet hook and get some help starting a granny rug.

What a creative, warm and happy time we are having. Rain, snow, floods, road closures?  Bring it on. We're happily hibernating in the valley thank you.  We might see you in the spring.

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Home love

Today was my first day at home without the peeps, or any meetings or work commitments since the school holidays started almost four weeks ago.  It was heavenly.  And while spending the day reclining on the sofa was tempting, the house really needed some lovin'.  Especially the peeps room.   Check out the before shot. Yikes! It all started going horribly wrong three days ago when they turned their room into a shop.  It never quite recovered. I'm sure A Current Affair were on their way to do a story on the family living in such a mess.

It will be a pleasure to tuck them in tonight without risking a sprained ankle or a bruised shin.  Fingers crossed it will stay that way until bed time.

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Fiddle di dee

Loving listening to my girl play the violin, such a beautiful instrument.  And she's practising like crazy,  even after lights out!
Cat says fiddle di dee.

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Works on paper

gnome house 

desert night sky

rocket shoes

fast blue car

work space

At the start of the school holidays I stocked up on new art supplies for the peeps. The best value school holiday entertainment program ever.  Total cost $15. One box of pastels, some black paper and a ream of coloured paper, kept within easy reach on our new giant coffee table, has kept them busy for so many hours creating a gallery's worth of drawings and collages. I think they're so beautiful. We stick them on the walls and we love to look them.

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