Wordless Wednesday: first snow
On Sunday night they said it would snow. On Monday morning we woke up in the dark (customarily – 5.30 am is pretty standard round here) and peeped through the blinds … and there it was, glistening...
View ArticleAdvent day 4: Silent night, holy night
Under today’s little cardboard Advent calendar flap is a heart-warming story about an early Christmas present I received this week … I hope I can do it justice, because the way I experienced it was...
View ArticleParty at Maja’s house
Thought I’d do a little pictorial round-up of the party at our house on Sunday for Maja’s second birthday. It was a cosily boisterous affair this year. Gloriously, triumphantly, there were guests from...
View ArticleChristmas wreaths: beauty is pain
Look at this. Just look at this thing of beauty. It is as we speak gracing our front door! The reason I am publishing this post is that if this wreath sits around for the 12 days of Christmas, maybe...
View Article2013 wooo
Happy 2013! I seem to have taken a bit of an unplanned holiday from the blog … although if I’d thought about it I would have known that regular posting over this chaotic period would not be a priority,...
View ArticleAll the new stuff
On the other side of the birthday/Christmas season, I’ve been thinking a bit about toddlers and presents. When kids are too young to even understand the concept of a gift, we tend to give them...
View ArticleAh, it’s been a while
Well, January has been and gone without a single post from me … I could say I’ve had too much on this past month, but that would – sadly – be a barefaced lie. Although in a curious way, it’s true –...
View ArticleKangaroos and kiwifruit – Maja reveals all
I’m posting this shamelessly – its sole purpose is to add to a painfully adorable collection of interviews with two-year-olds (the Paper Mama kicked it off in the minds of Zelda and I; the idea came...
View ArticleSounds fun
What have we been doing, I hear you all cry? WELL! We are just back from the most glorious few days in the Marlborough Sounds, on holiday with Grandma and Grandad! It was all very Clan of the Cave...
View ArticleHow to be a two-year-old
Seventeen little suggestions: First up, look the part: dress with flair. Layer. Pair patterns with patterns, red with pink. Spice up your winter look with a dash of something summery. (Bikini bottoms...
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