It is harvest time in our yard. The plum tree is laden with ripe plums, and fallen plums lay on the ground beneath it as food for the birds and bugs. Tonight after dinner Lila (The daughter of the owner’s of our house) was outside our kitchen window picking the purple fruit to make jam. […]
Moving from a sub tropical town in Australia, to NYC with only one suitcase to call my own, has meant I have had the pleasure and need to buy clothes to suit the seasons. What we experience now is so different to the weather we used to experience. Where I once had no need for […]
Manhattan begs me to shop, and really I do try and resist. Living in Brooklyn definitely helps, but I can only hold out for so long before I am crossing the bridge to delve into the new seasons fashions, the fabrics and styles. Once every few months, or maybe twice a year, I make a […]
I feel like I am writing a book called “101 ways to water play” as it seems that every day I am trying to think of a new fun activity for water play in the back yard. Using food dye and water to entertain the Children is something I have done before, but in the […]
A few times a week, and maybe even every day, we are enjoying the plastic bucket ‘pool’ with bubbles. Today while playing in the bubble pool we had the idea to make bubble sundaes with flower petal toppings. Here are our cute girls making flower bubble sundaes….
These scrumptious little yummies have been a favorite weekend breakfast in our home for years. To be exact a little over four years. I know this because after giving Birth to Maya my home birth midwife returned to our house the next morning with a basket of freshly baked muffins. It was just what I […]
I have a journal that I use for designing things I want to make. I use the pages to jot notes, paste inspiration and as a place for process. It is bound hard black cover art book with many pages. Since moving to Ditmas Park Maya has claimed “The black book” as her own. Often […]
While these hot days last we will continue to enjoy water play in the back yard! Today I filled a plastic crate with water and added bubbles. The girls loved their outdoor bubble bath! I love having the mosquito net hanging in the yard, I put it up for Maya’s Birthday and have left it […]
Ahhhhhh…..hear that sigh of satisfaction, of relaxation, of comfort and happiness? That is me after a wonderful weekend in the Catskills. Good food, great friends and an amazing place to stay. I could not have asked for more to restore my body and soul. Much thanks to the wonderful Family we shared last weekend with!
There is something for everybody at the Sol Goldman Recreation Center (aka Red Hook Pool). It is a wonderful community facility, with free entry into the swimming pool, so really everyone can go! The Girls and I have been going at least one day a week for the past month, and even if we only stay […]
I want to plug So Zealous one more time and say a big thanks for our colouful Mirrors! We turned up here this week for our adoration of the handiwork from So Zealous. If you are soZealous over these mirrors, then head to etsy, and get one yourself!
Honestly, the things I get excited about! I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but I very much look forward to the change of season just so I get to buy the Girls cute new things! Silly isn’t it? I love the month of August as the shops are full of Fall fashions, and […]
Our recent house move coincided with Elle being old enough for her own bed and so for the first time we configured their room with twin beds. Buying them matching twin beds, to me was significant of their special bond of sisterhood. I can only imagine what it will be like for them to grow […]
Bit by bit the Girls room has come together. It has taken us weeks to unpack boxes, build furniture (Elle’s bed from ikea) and find the right place for everything. This weekend I found the time to hammer nails and hang these great mirrors on the wall. I purchased the pink one two years ago […]
This weekend I made an old skirt into a decorative pillow to go on Maya’s bed. A beloved skirt of mine that I bought about 15 years ago, and wore and wore, and wore. So much so that the seams at the sides were frayed and the seat was wearing thin. The front of the […]
After 7 weeks of not having a lounge, couch, sofa or what ever you call it, we are about to have a place to sit, a place to rest, a place to put our feet up. We finally chose, agreed upon and purchased a sofa. Shipped from Room & Board, to arrive on Wednesday. Our […]
The next NY Beach on our list to visit was Jones Beach, and wow, what fun! A huge fine sand beach, a lovely boardwalk, great amenities, a swimming pool, a colourful playscape and Friendly’s Ice cream. An hour and a half from NYC, this is a great day trip, although I can imagine on a […]
From the day we planted the first flowers in our little garden, Maya has been itching to pick them. Many a time I have hollered at her “Don’t pick the flowers Maya, let them grow!”. Mostly she has listened to this and so our garden remained full of blossoms. I appeased her somewhat by promising that […]
The owners of our house, Pam and Keith, came home the other day to find us playing in the yard. It was a particularly hot day and Pam offered to hold the hose for the girls to play in. I then said that I had been intending to buy a sprinkler, which led Keith into the […]
I found this the other day and thought I would share it, as I know there are lots of you who love colour as much as I do. Here is the colour palette for Autumn. The designer colours to have in your home, and to subtly wear. Choose your favorite, and have fun incorporating it […]