Letting you all know that I have added my instagram photo stream in the side bar…see that new big instagram heading …yes, on the right…yes, now click on the link…that’s it…now you can have sneak peaks into our world before it hits the blog. Bellow is a small selection of the hundreds of photos I […]
Ooooo….it is so hard to come off a super holiday. I have to sweep out the cobwebs that have formed from the weeks of not journaling – this, and the enormity of all that I want to share from our trip to Australia makes it difficult to know where to start. So to have some […]
To send us off on our holiday in iconic New york style, Cam organised for us to go to the Christmas Spectacular. I was so excited when he phoned me and said “Do you want to go the the Christmas Spectacular before you leave?”. I had thought we would miss out on going before we […]
We had our last hike with Anneliese and Children today. It was a sweet farewell to our friends who I will not see again for almost 5 weeks. We will really miss them during the time we are away and so very much look forward to resuming our Wednesday Hikes upon our return. I did […]
Remember the Halloween Weekend Snow Storm of 20011? Right, the one last weekend! Well anyway you get the point, this was a snow storm to remember. For us it will go down in history for a few reasons, firstly is that it cancelled Elle’s Woodland Mushroom Birthday Party, then all the other things like, the […]
Wednesday has come around again and I have not yet shared our Wednesday Hike last week…what a week it has been since then! On our hike last week we went to the Bonasl Wildlife Preservation. You might recall our first visit to Bonsal Wildlife Preserve a few weeks ago. This time we noticed there was […]
10 years ago I did not know who Steve Jobs was, but as it turned out Steve Jobs was my future husbands hero. Soon after meeting my husband I became familiar with this amazing man, and all that he created. Many a time over the years I sat up with Cam at 4am (in Australia) […]
We have been enjoying some slow lazy weekends…that really are not that lazy, but feel kind of so as we have not made plans, but filled our days with spontaneous cooking, crafting and hiking and some doing nothing as well. The (slightly) cooler weather had me get the wool roving out for some needle felting […]
Summer, where did you go? Oh, you are still here you say? Yes, tis true, for one more day, but while I am standing on the edge of the season, I feel like my back is to you with good reason. But before I jump, I must say one last thank you, from this edge, […]
We were treated to a magical sight on Friday night, a double rainbow sunset! It has been a long while since I saw a full double rainbow, and this one made up for the wait. I always feel moved when I see a rainbow, truly one of natures wonders – you know rainbows are happening […]
First day of School, and the only one who cried was me! As we walked up the flight of stairs to Maya’s classroom, I was holding my breath to keep back the tears. It was an impossible feat. My eyes filled with water and I blinked away the blur with each step, until at the […]
Almost right? Almost Summer’s end. My friends in Australia have begun Spring and we are definitely feeling like Summer’s days are numbered. Less than 3 weeks remain until Autumn equinox, and so we are making the most of doing what we like to do in Summer. Which on an average day with no plans, seems […]
This time last week we had our first out of town visitors. Rieke and her Children came for the day and it was such a pleasure to share our new environment with them. Maya and Elle excitedly gave their friends a tour of the house, showing them their new special play spaces. Meanwhile Rieke and […]
Maya took great interest in Hurricane Irene, or the “Hurricator” as she called it – with many questions and much excitement over the goings on of it all. With the buzz of activity, she too had her own hurricane preparations, which involved writing warning notes to our neighbours and sticking them on their doors. Both […]
We are counting down the days until Kindergarten! One excited little Girl and one sad Mummy. How do they grow up so quickly? Well despite my heart yearning for my baby Maya I am embracing this special beginning as best one can. It has been fun organising all of Maya’s school items, and it has […]
In an effort to organise our house without having furniture to put things in – I lined up the Girls books in their window alcove. There are a few simple ways to make a room look good, and colour blocking is one of them. Putting the books into warm and cool colours, and in height […]
It has always been a dream of mine that I would hike with my Family, that my Children would grow up hiking. Since moving to Montclair, the Girls have relished walking in the woods. Daily they have said to me “Mummy can we go for a hike today?”. I have noticed that in the 10 […]
Do you remember the first record album you bought? Or in my case, I recall when I was 12 years old I bought two tape cassettes to listen to in a pink and grey tape deck that I was given for my 12 Birthday. One tape was Paul Simon and the other was Whitney Houston. […]
A week today we moved in, where did this week go? I know I have been busy but this week was over in the blink of an eye. I am sure next week will be much the same as I continue to work away my days making our house a home. So much to do […]
Wow, I do not know where to start, I am brimming with stimulation and feeling exhilarated to the point of giddiness. Like an over tired 4 year old all silly and out of control. Life has been so abundant the past few days I am glowing with it and feeling the stellar effects of living […]