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A very tidy tree
In our little town, Tidy Town 1997, we have reading and craft at the community library every Tuesday morning. I went once last year, when Elka was fifteen months. She loved stories, so I was excited...
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The Elka Book
I am tired… I can barely see. My eyes are fogging over. And yet Monday nights are the only opportunity to blog, so here I go…foggy eyes and all. There isn’t really much one can write about when one has...
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View from the craft table
Welcome to the first post in the “Nourishing Creativity” series. This series run on a Monday, and will include craft ideas and other creative activities to do with children. I will also take this...
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Fish, feather, leaves
Another view from our somewhat scruffy *ahem* creative craft table. Fish We went to a party on Sunday. Our first real kid’s party. It was underwater themed. Typical me only thought about a costume the...
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Seven hearts, seven days
It’s Valentine’s week, and truthfully, Valentine’s Day has never been an event in my life. I received my first and only rose from my husband, as a joke, from a petrol station. Although he is my first...
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The Magic of a Backyard Garden Crown, at Be A Fun Mum
As a child, my grandmother’s backyard harboured a certain magic. Now, the same backyard is where my own children make magic. Read all about it at Be A Fun Mum, where I am thrilled to be guest posting...
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Cacti in cups
I love these teeny weeny cacti. I bought them today at the Bangalow market. So very cute. My husband, the Dutchman, thinks I am crazy. What is my attraction to spiky things? Beautiful things need...
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Blog love : : This Brown Wren
I often thought that tabloids and entertainment shows like E! thrived on the fact that we fall in love with people and lives. I remember the day Princess Diana died, like it was yesterday. I remember I...
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Making a simple fairy house
Fairies were a big part of my imaginary world, as a child. I made houses for them in the back corner of my grandma’s garden. I wrote childish poems about them. I talked to them for hours, as I sat in...
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How to paint with flowers
My friend Nell came over for a coffee the other morning. While I made her a flat white, she pulled out a mini mortar and pestle and frozen blue pansy petals. She told Elfie to find a few flowers from...
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