Easter time – egg dyeing time. Yesterday Maya literally begged me to dye Easter eggs as she remembered doing it last year. I had not planned on doing it with them this year, as it is a thing the Easter Bunny (Cam and I) like to do on Easter eve, but who can resist dyeing […]
Here is a sneak peak at the Girls Easter baskets. This year the Easter Bunny is bringing them a cute outfit for their American Girl Dolls, a hand blown glass toadstool to put in the garden, an artisan chocolate Bunny, candy coated sunflower seeds, and some caramel robins eggs. As I have done annually since […]
This week we continued to work on the Garden. As it is our second year working in the garden I now have a little more knowledge of what to expect to see. I have begun to formulate a mental list of annuals and perennials, and am getting a better sense of how to garden in […]
What is that delicious smell? Why it is our Easter cookies baking! We have been enjoying Spring break with some Easter activities. Shopping at the Chelsea Markets, re-working our Fairy Garden, and baking and decorating Easter cookies! Maya had two little friends over- Carys and another Maya, on Wednesday and so between building sheet cubby houses […]
I can feel myself breathing in the beauty and exhaling a deep sigh of contentment and pleasure for the change of season. Our neighbourhood is at it’s prettiest with big old trees blooming over thick green manicured lawns. Bulbs are standing tall and proud, holding their blooming heads up saying “Spring is here!” The warmer […]
We arrived home from our vacation to the Apricot tree at our door in full bloom. Maya hopped out of the taxi and ran down the drive saying “Look at our tree!” it was like the fairies had been, sprinkling petals all over our doorstep. For the next few days while the petals lasted, we […]
This is my last post on Key West, random photos of Key West sites and various things we did and places we visited….flying into Key West, the Southernmost Point, eating Key Lime Pie, riding the Key West Trolley, drinking coconut milk, riding bikes around town, and lovely sunset strolls…
The Southermost Hotel Collection is a beautiful establishment, that was a pleasure to stay in. We were delighted when we arrived as it was better in person than it appeared on-line. We had thought it looked nice on line, and once there, the friendly staff, the ocean breeze and the relaxed atmosphere brought a quality […]
If in your life you dreamed of living by the ocean in a little wooden beach shack, then Key West is where you can make that dream come true. The original area or ‘Old Town’ as it is known as, is adorable house, after adorable house. The streets are lined with wooden homes, each […]
Key West is a subtropical environment abundant with the flora and fauna unique to areas slightly above or below the tropic of Capricorn and the tropic of Cancer. Having grown up in a subtropical environment, I felt right at home amongst the frangipani, hibiscus and profuse boganvillia. Interestingly though, non of the flowers or trees on […]
When I started talking to Cam about planning a holiday, he said two things: “Somewhere warm, with a pool”. He then got much more specific with his wants, but to start with this was all he felt he needed to have a good holiday! After months of a cold long New York Winter, we were […]
We are back! As with every holiday, it comes around slowly and goes by quickly! Once again home in Brooklyn, and able to now reflect on the amazing time we had. I am looking forward to sharing the adventure with you, but it might take me a week to edit and post a selection of […]
I am biding you farewell for 10 days or so as we are off to Key West, Florida on Sunday. This will be my last blog post for a while as I intend to have a vacation – in many ways – no cooking, cleaning or blogging, just FUN in the SUN! I can not […]
I was very happy to discover that Kleen Kanteen have brought out some new drink bottle patterns through Pottery Barn Kids. We are big fans of stainless steel drink bottles – You know all the reasons why! Choosing a stainless steel drink bottle for your Children (and selves) is a smart choice, for both you […]
Maya’s drawings are taking on new shape. The time and detail she puts into her pictures has increased, making for some really lovely drawings. Not only have the images taken on more life-like representation with solid limbs, fingers, noses, eye lashes, frills, shoe laces…but the stories behind the images have become elaborate. While Maya sits […]
The last day of Winter means it is time to remove the paper snowflakes from our windows…this always comes with mixed feelings, sad to be saying goodbye to Winter, but oh so happy for Spring to be here! As has become our tradition, we up-cycle the snowflakes into paper Easter egg decorations. I first had […]
I want to share these cute book bags that a friend sent the Girls. Mrs Gerhardt (who is was my Grandparents neighbour in Santa Rosa CA, 50 years ago before they moved to Australia) thoughtfully made them for Maya and Elle and posted them off to us. The Girls were very pleased with this new […]
We just adore going to Bryant Park and the proximately to Cam’s office means we frequently go there (as you my recall, here, here, and here) as a place to meet Cam for lunch. Each season brings a noticeable change in Bryant Park, yesterday we watched as they excavated the center space, having removed the ice skating […]
Today we met Cam for lunch at Bryant park. After riding the carousel and eating our picnic we decided to toss wishing pennies in the fountain. I love these little home movies, the extra dimension of Character they add, they always put a smile on my face. Childhood is so precious, I know how much […]
Last week I was lucky to see a preview performance of Bengal Tiger, starring Robin Williams. A treat beyond words- Exceptionally well written and cast, it was thought provoking, intense, comical and soothing all at the same time. It is going to be a smash hit, and should go on the top of the list […]