New swimmers arrived this week, and as is our household theme, they too are rainbow sparkle! I bought them on-line from Australia (as Australia really does have the best swimmers!). I am still getting used to the fact that I buy swimmers for babies, and that it is a seasonal purchase! Once upon a time….as […]
This coming Sunday we have the Maypole Festival with Maya’s Playgroup. This will be Maya’s 3rd Maypole Festival, two of which we attended at the Cape Byron Steiner School in Byron Bay. Once when Maya was 3 months old and then the following year when she was 15 months old. I love looking back at […]
I am really enjoying the preparations for Maya’s 4th Birthday Party, as you may have seen in the Party Preview post. I love organising the Girls parties. Hosting a party, to me it is a wonderful chance to combine my love of food, art and craft and decorating. I start thinking about the Girls parties […]
Since becoming a mother I have realised that I can still get things done, it just takes me twice as long. I like to give myself plenty of time to do things…and so this often means starting creative projects months before necessary. Maya turns four in about 7 weeks, which is plenty of time to […]
Elle in motion….our little wonder on wheels. Hard to believe at 17 months old, when some have only just started to walk, Elle is zooming on the scooter down a slope. When Elle wakes in the morning her first words are “Skew skew”. Not only is she competent at propelling herself along, she now has […]
I walked over to Ditmas Park this week to take some measurements of our new space. Crossing over into the neighbour hood was like stepping into Pleasantville. The yards are expansive with grass, and old trees are heavily blossomed. People were out on their porches in the morning sunshine, with smiles and “Good mornings” to […]
It is no secret I love to bake. This weekend I added a new cookie to my repertoire. This recipe I made up myself based on the memory of the taste of my favorite cookies from the Byron Bay Cookie Company. Often I would by one of their Sticky Date and Ginger Cookies from Fundamental […]
Today at Ballet the Ballerina’s were given their performance outfit. My-oh-my what a bunch of happy little girls! Nothing could have pleased Maya more than her outfit being rainbow sparkle. Parents were invited in to class to see the girls all dressed up and standing in line. We were then given a sneak preview of […]
Picket fences and fluffy pink clouds is the title of this Art work. This is an installation I started and completed in 2005. It is a handmade paper site specific installation. It was constructed with hundreds of single sheets of handmade cotton paper, each one unique. I made each piece of paper from recycling t-shirts, […]
Skew-skew is how Elle says scooter. “I-wan-skew-skew” (translation, I want scooter!) Elle will say each time we enter or exit our building. The scooter resides downstairs near the front door, and numerous times a day Elle will say “I-wan-skew-skew”. At least once a day, Cam or I will take Elle outside for a ride. Helmet […]
This is the Lower East Side apartment we lived in before moving to Park Slope. Our cool Manhattan dwelling, prior to falling pregnant with Elle and moving to Brooklyn. It was located on Clinton and Rivington, and little did we know how hip the neighbourhood was. I organised the fully furnished apartment sublet through Craigslist […]
When we moved into the Park Slope Brownstone for the first time we were living in a building with ventilation shafts in the center of the building. Three windows in our apartment look out to into a ventilation shaft, which means the windows views are of the neighbors brick wall about a meter away. We appreciated the […]
Maya has a chore. For doing her chore she gets pocket money. Each week, on either Saturday or Sunday, Maya folds the washers. These are the wash cloths that we use for mess and spills and dirty faces. For folding the washers and putting them away, Maya gets one dollar. What is she saving up […]
I am currently reading Chapter Four of a book titled Simplicity Parenting. This chapter is titled Rhythm, and is dedicated to the importance of rhythm in a child’s life and how to create rhythm in your home to achieve family harmony. In this sense, rhythm relates to the tempo of your family life. The following […]
The New York Aquarium is a short train ride from our house. Located at the famous Coney Island. The combination of warm spring weather and my friend’s shark cushions inspired me to take the girls to the Aquarium. We had to go and see the sharks! We had a lovely stroll along the board walk, ate […]
A friend came over today for some sewing lessons. For a while she had been meaning to make some cushion covers but needed a little sewing guidance. I was more than happy to help her out, and am very pleased to have had the chance to offer design and construction advice. I do not take […]
Bleary eyed, but bushy tailed I rose from bed to the excited voice of Maya “Mummy, the Easter Bunny has been!”. Any thoughts of telling her to go back to sleep, remained just that, my thoughts, as I woke up with the sunrise. Elle was still sound asleep as Maya inspected her Easter basket by […]
Two pretty Easter baskets for two pretty Girls! I very much enjoy collecting little bits and pieces through-out the year for Easter. On Easter Eve I put them all together in the Girl’s baskets. The baskets and liners are from Pottery Barn Kids, the cookies and chocolates I found at the Chelsea Market, the books were […]
