I kind of came down with a crash today after a lovely few days where I wasn’t outnumbered by children! Marty and his sister and her partner stayed with us for a few nights this week and honestly, it recharged me and kept me going during a very busy week, and I’m just so grateful…
Continue reading →I’m so proud of my Quinny. She participated in the Creative Generations showcase with her school this week, after months of rehearsals and preparations. She has shown so much resilience with all the long rehearsals and late nights and sugar highs and all the things! Quinn was in two dances this year, Jump and Higher…
Continue reading →Random edition. I was going to blog about something else but then I saw it was the 10th so decided to do a bit of a catch-up on all the things! This was my wonderful start to the day, and it just got better from there!
Continue reading →Last week I heard that one of Frith’s friends passed away. He was diagnosed with MND earlier this year and it took hold quickly. Up until he became ill, Paul lived life LARGE. He was always full of stories of adventures he had had, and of future plans. He kept fit, and liked all the…
Continue reading →It’s so hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since our four nights away to Tamborine Mountain last year. I just re-read my (very long) blog post about that trip and I can honestly still take myself back there and live off the relaxation that was had, and now I get to add…
Continue reading →So up until last Sunday, I was nailing the whole “blog every day” challenge that I had set myself! Sure, they weren’t all pearlers, but I was getting back into the groove of daily writing and rather enjoying it. But my week was about to go pear-shaped. It started with a sniffle on Sunday afternoon,…
Continue reading →Aw my Julius. After Frith passed away, Mum and Dad and I would frequently say “thank God for Julius.” In those very dark days and weeks and months, he was our shining light who was, and still is, just full of joy and kindness and all things good. His birthday week is coming to a…
Continue reading →Family, friends and food around a fire. It doesn’t get much better than this ❤
Continue reading →I found them! Okay, so you didn’t know this, but I recently went looking for my beloved Nanny’s cake tins – the ones she cooked her infamous cakes in for all those years, and for whatever reason I could not find them. I started getting really worried and sad that I may have misplaced them,…
Continue reading →My now-easy answer to the question of how old my kids are! Happy actual 6th Birthday Julius! I will post more after the little party we are having on Saturday, but in the meantime, may I just say that this kid is just such a delight! He was full of joy and happiness all day…
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