today

m is for monster

i love watching her draw. this time it was a monster. a friendly one, of course.

h is for holiday

we've had a lovely two weeks. found a holiday groove. it included no rushing and lots of outside.

i know they really enjoyed hanging out together.

i is for iron

press, press, and press again. this sewing lark keeps my iron going.

f is for feet, floor, family

feeling grounded. bare feet on a floor that tells stories of a family.

c is for crawling

she didn't really crawl as a wee one. but i think she's making up for it, now that she's turned into a puss-cat.

b is for birds

we've been celebrating the birds. bird art, bird walks, bird biscuits, bird books, bird songs, bird craft. bird fest.

c is for chicks

when we arrived they were bubbling with news. it is spring and it seems everywhere you look is life.

f is for friends

we got the call and off we went. a spontaneous hour with friends. none of us wanted to go home.

w is for wildflowers

a paddock of wildflowers is planned. it'll be beautiful.

c is for coin toss

she was delighted that you could flip a coin and it will turn up 'heads' or 'tails'. a simple discovery thanks to grandpa.

m is for mud

just add water, some dirt, sunshine and a sibling. fun times.

f is for fishing

the boy knows how to fish. hold the rod for awhile, pass it to grandad and go check out the picnic.

g is for game

we are a gaming family. tonight my mum, nephew and i got a game in. it's our spring school holidays. a nice change of flow.

s is for sunday

talk from the sunday morning breakfast table:
what do you want to do today my girl? hang with you mama.
what do you want to do today my boy? eat.

b is for big

i've started my biggest sewing project so far. scary and exciting. hope there's enough orange there for him.

s is for systems

today i sorted. moved furniture. got rid of some things and rehoused others. i've got the systems. i just need to use them.

e is for (lots of) eggs

the chooks have been busy. it's hard to keep up. i better get busy baking.

p is for pots

lots of pots of spring goodness. the weather seems to be giving us four seasons in one day this week.

m is for mess

oh the mess. this is on a good day. it shows life is being lived right?

v is for visitors

the ones that bake came to visit. they can come back again for sure.

w is for waiting

waiting. wondering. wishing. a quiet moment in a crazy day. keys locked in car, puku-cat to vet, stormy weather. we got through.

h is for harbour love

we love our harbour. i find us connecting with it in different ways throughout the year. it's another place that gives us a base and a rhythm. awesome.

p is for patterns

condensation, morning sunshine and russian dolls making shadows on the blind. just thought the patterns were kinda cool.

s is for seeds

planting seeds at kindy. emi made sure to choose a seed that would grow an orange flower for her brother. sweet girl.

f is for fun

it's good they remind me of simple pleasures. like leaning back on the swing, going fast, coming up laughing at the rush.

s is for (another) superhero

there was a flash of orange in our house this afternoon.
"wait there mum. it's an emergency. the girls are calling"
i guess it's a busy job being a superhero.

w is for working

and again. wearing orange. working outside. this time on the farm with aunty louise, measuring the shed poles.

f is for father's day

father's day brunch. omelette, hollandaise, orange juice, coffee, september sunshine, three generations of boys. good times.

g is for gran's garden

more signs of spring. flowers from my gran's garden. they smell devine.

d is for dolls house

these blocks come from my childhood. they fit together to make frames. it turned out to be a great time to remind her of her dolls house things.

s is for snapshot

this is such a telling snapshot of my boy at the moment. dressed in orange, outside, working with grandad.

b is for blossoms

signs of spring. thankful for that. dad has put in some more fruit trees. looking forward to seeing these trees laden with peaches in a few years.

s is for seven

our mont-mont turned seven today. we love him so.

s is for siblings

me: "you're such a cool big sister em. it's cool you two have each other"
e: "lucky you had two babies ah mum?"
so true my girl.

f is for flu

sick. lying low. being kind. looking after each other.

s is for stilts

emi made can-stilts at kindy this week. she's really enjoying some big movement stuff at the moment. she's discovered long rope skipping and hula hooping too.

h is for (by) himself

he collected the eggs, cooked them and set up a picnic. with only just a little bit of help from me.

m is for moments

my boy has been sick. we had a day together with quite a few moments of me sitting on the couch, with his head on my lap, and my knitting needles clicking.

g is for green grass

we made a farm today. plenty of green grass for the animals. shame it isn't quite so easy for the local farms with another big flood hitting our area.

s is for (maybe) spring

just when i think august might drag on, these start popping up in the garden. made my day.

l is for labels

thanks to my girl i now know that we have peaches, mince, and lamb leftovers in our fridge. she is awesome.

f is for fix

for this boy, there's not much that can't be fixed with sunshine, an outside bath and some earmuffs close to hand.

s is for sweden

she is so stoked to have her best mate back from sweden.

b is for birthday

we celebrated granny's birthday. lamb shanks and chocolate cake. granny's favourites. i love how the kids get so excited about celebrating others.

she called out 'mum, take a photo of this!'. i had a flashback to one of my most favourite childhood books. i haven't thought of this book for years. was so delighted to see it's available still/again. i hope my mum still has it.