Bunny Ear Bonnet

Bunny Ear Bonnet

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and so with the beginning of Lent I was inspired to commence easter preparations. I have been visualizing some wool felted bunny ears for a while and today I went to work making them- the beauty of creativity, holding something in your minds eye and then manifesting it! I made this […]

Easter Morning

Easter Morning

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 […]

Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs

Going on an Easter egg hunt can be lots of fun, especially when you find lovely hand dyed eggs! Maya and I dyed a dozen beautiful brown eggs into an array of vibrant colours. We then took them to a picnic that we had today with friends. I hid the eggs in the park and […]

Markets, Merry-Go-Round, Macy’s

Markets, Merry-Go-Round, Macy’s

PART 3 – Macy’s Flower Show Our third stop in the city was the 47th annual Macy’s Flower Show at Hearld Square. This is an impressive floral installation made up of  millions of fresh flowers, that thousands of people flock to see each year. In 1947, the first Macy’s Flower Show was presented at the […]

Markets, Merry-Go-Round, Macy’s

Markets, Merry-Go-Round, Macy’s

PART 2 – Bryant Park Carousel Second stop, on our big day in the city was the Bryant Park Carousel. Shopping at the Chelsea Markets had given us an appetite and so we caught the train to 42nd St and met Cam for lunch at the Carousel. This is my favorite Carousel in NYC for […]

Markets, Merry-Go-Round, Macy’s

Markets, Merry-Go-Round, Macy’s

Yesterday the girls and I achieved a NYC Easter triptych. Three things that are great to do in Spring: Chelsea Markets, Bryant Park Carousel, and the Macy’s Flower Show. It was a big (long) day in the city for us, which involved me carrying Elle in her stroller up and down hundreds or subway stairs, […]

Snowflake Easter Eggs

Snowflake Easter Eggs

While I am VERY happy for Spring to be here, I felt slightly sad to say official goodbye to winter yesterday. To mark the end of winter we removed our paper snowflakes from our windows. I had been starring at our hand made snowflakes for days thinking I must take them down. They were so […]

Wheatgrass, My Deer

Wheatgrass, My Deer

On Thursday at play-group pick-up Maya had in hand a pretty basket with wheatgrass shoots growing in it. I was delighted to see such a beautiful Easter craft! Her Teachers organised the baskets, helped the children fill them with soil, and plant the wheatgrass seeds. The children watered the seeds, talked to the seeds, and […]