The cool part about living in a small town is that when you ask the bank manager if she needs to see your marriage certificate to become a signatory on your husband's account, she tells you that she saw your wedding photo in the local paper, so she knows you're married. The cool thing about … Continue reading Can I mention another reason we live where we live?
A new chapter begins
I feel a bit like today is the end of an era. The era of us having 'young' children, staying in our pyjamas for as long as we like in the mornings, going for day trips and not looking at the clock, taking no notice of school holiday dates and not even knowing when terms start … Continue reading A new chapter begins
From meerkats to elephants
You know how you can't wait to get away on a holiday, then on the last day of your holiday you really look forward to getting home, then the day after you're home it's like you never went away - what's with that? Regardless, we're back from our break and it was the best. One day … Continue reading From meerkats to elephants
Custom orders are fun
I loved making another custom order this week for a lady who wanted my owls mobile in pastel tones and including the colours turquoise, lilac, baby pink, lemon and white, with a purple ring at the top. It's amazing what fabrics I can find in my stash and how they can go together in ways … Continue reading Custom orders are fun
A fresh look for summer
I was filling an order yesterday for a pastel birds mobile and gave the old design a freshen up with bright new fabrics and a cute little tail feather. I love filling orders and prior to Christmas I did nothing but that. So when our family started to arrive on Christmas Day I'd barely made … Continue reading A fresh look for summer
Another reason we live where we live
Christmas was brilliant, but the highlight of December for Elsie was the 'family ride' in the header. She's still talking about it. Maeve thought it was pretty good too. And even let Teddy have a steer: A close second in December highlights for Elsie was a play in the pile of lentils that are stored in … Continue reading Another reason we live where we live
I got a hippopotamus for Christmas
I love prudent advice and wise insights. During our trip around Australia, I shared a Cairns house and worked to save money for the next leg of our journey. There were 15 of us in that house, five nationalities and three jobs (two of which were mine). One of the other tenants was an Aussie … Continue reading I got a hippopotamus for Christmas
Happiness comes from within
I shouldn’t look forward to an upcoming wedding so much more just because I have something new to wear. It won't affect the outcome; afterwards the guests will be talking about the bride’s dress, the priest muddling up the names in the church, how funny the MC was and whether they got the chicken or … Continue reading Happiness comes from within
New floor stock*
*I just thought that sounded cool. If you're looking for a last-minute gift idea that isn't made of plastic and doesn't require a screwdriver and batteries or tin snips to get to from its packaging, look no further. I've just added some cool new things to my shop. They're already made and ready to ship … Continue reading New floor stock*
Writing by Larissa Patton 