It's been a busy year this year, filled with new adventures and more than a few rediscovered pleasures. We've travelled overseas and within Australia. We've acquired a range of exciting new toys. And, as always, we've had a lot of fun together. These are just some of the things that stand out when I look… Continue reading Farewell to 2012
It's been far too long since we've been to the beach, so today we remedied that. It was a gorgeous day, with the kind of weather that makes South-East Queensland such a lovely place to live. We folded down the roof on our little Fiat and soaked up the sunshine as we drove north to… Continue reading Holiday Fun
After the usual amount of research and careful weighing up of all the options, Geoff has a shiny new toy. It's our most exciting post-Christmas sales purchase.
When we moved into our tiny New Farm apartment I got rid of a lot of my baking stuff, assuming (rightly) that I would be buying fabulous locally produced things rather than making them myself. But recently I've started to get back into it, making biscuits and slices for Geoff to snack on. Today I… Continue reading I’ve been baking a lot lately
I've embraced the Christmas spirit this year, and am still adding to the Christmas sparkle around our place. A few days ago I happily discovered that decorations get heavily discounted this close to Christmas, so I stocked up on a few shiny baubles to go with all of our felty creations. It's funny, despite the… Continue reading Just 4 sleeps until Christmas
I did tell you that I was likely to share more of my Christmas craft adventures. Here are my felty Christmas pudding and holly. Aren't they cute! Christmas is one of the few times of year I get quite nostalgic about living in England. There's something so lovely about a cold Christmas, with real holly… Continue reading More Christmas Craft
What do you do when you want a Christmas Tree that will fit in a small apartment and you can't find one you like in the shops? You make one, of course. We started with a trip to Lincraft to purchase a polystyrene core, several sheets of felt in slightly different shades of green, flat… Continue reading Homemade Felty Christmas Tree
At times the lead up to Christmas can seem a little frenzied. There's the rush to get things done before the end of the year, the pressure of finding perfect presents for the special people in your life, and the flurry of end-of-year gatherings. In amongst all this, it can be nice to take a… Continue reading Fallen
Highlights of our weekend: * Coffee and croissants at Reverends on Brunswick Street. * New shoes. I'm rediscovering Nike in my quest to find shoes that I can spend all day in. * A visit to The Tea Centre resulting in the purchase of a new teapot from The London Pottery Company. * Shopping in… Continue reading Highlights of the weekend
