for lovers of pretty things!
For those who actually read these somewhat convoluted musings of mine, it may be apparent that I haven't had a particularly zen time of child rearing. For as Dr Christopher Green put it, toddlers have "all the activity of an international airport, but the control tower doesn't work." So whilst I … [Read more...]
As a Gen X'er, I'm apparently expected to be somewhat sniffy about Gen Y, a now increasingly pejorative term encompassing those born from around 1981 to 1994. Though I'm unsure exactly why. As one example, this constant bemoaning of how they have no 'loyalty' when it comes to employment tells me … [Read more...]
You know how when you're expecting your first baby, you while away those blissful hours kitting out their room with all those simply darling things you found months beforehand? So that when your little bundle of gorgeousness arrives, you can proudly submit photos to Apartment Therapy with a suitably … [Read more...]
I've spent a fair bit of time this week thinking about ... time. (Don't worry, I'm not about to get into the finer points of time dilation and special relativity. Mostly because I don't understand a word of them.) It was prompted in part by my continuing search for a wall clock for Mr Small's room, … [Read more...]
Having my baby definitely unleashed my love of making things, after what had felt like a particularly dry spell. (For as a friend put it, "growing a baby is the most creative thing you'll ever do.") In particular, I found myself starting to sew again, and would do so at every opportunity. My first … [Read more...]
Happy New Year everyone! Here we are in 2013 and what a hectic first few days it's been. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been using the Christmas break to catch up on some house renovations. Like many women in full hormonal nesting mode, we bought a house, gutted it and started renovating … [Read more...]
The markedly modish Miss Maz has asked me if I will contribute some posts whilst she pursues her fashionable ventures over at Sassenfras. (And oh my, it’s been an exciting ride of late. But that's her story to share with you, so I won't include any spoilers!) Although I'm a bit nervous about … [Read more...]
It's hard not to be captivated by spring with it's promise of warmth, new life and beginnings. Unfortunately, the captivation has not yet extended to any form of spring-cleaning, but that's another matter entirely. For this post, I was on the hunt for some beautiful prints that sum up this most … [Read more...]
Perhaps it's because the sun has been shining a little more this week but I'm starting to think like Spring. It sounds a little clichéd but I love seeing bees do their buzzing thing in newly blossomed flowers. A tree I planted in summer, that went right ahead and lost all of it's leaves in winter, … [Read more...]
I have met and become friends with some really lovely people through my blogs and looking back, I have no recollection of the 'moment' that I became friends with Nat from Mummy Smiles. But somewhere along the line we did. When Nat told me about a couple of the ideas she had rattling around in her … [Read more...]
