Please Porridge Please porridge hot, please porridge cold, Please Porrige in the pot, nine days old; Some like it hot, some like it cold, Some like it in the pot, nine days old. One of our favorite things to eat in Winter (besides soup) is porridge. Maya has eaten porridge for breakfast 43 days straight, […]
With two recent posts displaying warm weather attire, you might be thinking that I am in denial about my mid Winter existence. I have to say though, this is just not (entirely) the case. I certainly look forward to warmer weather days – oh yes I do, and my mind is bubbling with images of […]
Today I finished sewing this tee for Maya. I brought this knit fabric home with me from cleaning out Mum’s house. I recall this fabric being in our green sewing supplies chest of drawers when we lived at Darcy Drive, which makes it maybe 20 -25 years old. I am not exactly sure if this […]
With a cozy snowed in weekend, we enjoyed being tucked away indoors occupied with wintry activities. Maya started early with a snow inspired puppet show. I love to see her setting up a puppet show, and always offer my help so her ideas flourish. The main character of this puppet show was a fox that […]
I needed a few melamine cups to take with us on Winter hikes and I found some cute options at Love Mae, which I just adore. These tumblers are perfect as they feel solid like a ceramic mug, but are not breakable, and are without handles so stack well. I bought two each of the flower bed, […]
One of the best days out we had while in Australia was to visit Crystal Castle. To me Crystal Castle is the epitome of the North Coast of NSW. When I think about all of the wonderful things the region offers, and why people flock to the area for holiday, Crystal Castle rolls it all […]
When you hear good news, you just have to share it. A talented Graphic Designer and Chalk Artist friend of ours, Dana Tamanchi recently chalked the cover of O Magazine for the February 2012 issue. This is the first hand drawn issue of O Magazine, and we are very excited that it was done […]
With some zippy sewing – and the added ease of repeat production, I finished Maya’s Matryoshka hot water bottle cover yesterday. As you can see it is identical to Elle’s hot water bottle cover in design, but with different fabrics. This one is as trifty as the last, using another old change pad cover […]
During Maya’s last week of school before we left for Australia her teacher gave her an artist quality drawing book with instructions to draw and write in it while she was away. Maya obviously listened seriously to him as she filled every single page before returning back to school! I have to admit, this was […]
You may have noticed last week was quiet on my blog – it was because I was busy fulfilling my New Year’s resolution to sew more for the Girls. You might recall the folk skirt I completed, as well as two other skirts I have not yet shown, and now this – Matryoshka hot water […]
One of the best things about being back on the North Coast, was the easy access to numerous amazing beaches. I can’t talk enough about the beaches in this region – they are breathtaking. During the month we were back, I tired to visit many of the beaches that I grew up with, the first […]
It was a stark contrast leaving the Australia Summer and landing in cold barren New Jersey Winter. Thankfully we had Christmas to look forward to, which made leaving tropical paradise much easier. Since then we have settled back into life here and embraced the season, which means that we try and do the same things […]
When we arrived back in Australia, one of the first things I wanted to do was to go to the farm. This is the farm that I grew up with, and lived on during varies stages of my upbringing. My Grandparents bought this farm not long after they immigrated from America to Australia in 1969. […]
