a twin party

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My twins are 6. I’m not sure how it happened but I’m always happy that we have moved past the first year with twins which was definitely the hardest year……………..of my life. I had always promised the twins a party for their first year of school. And so even at 38 weeks pregnant and a week […]

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loving my new lens – 25mm f1.8

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Well  the very lovely people at Olympus gave me one of the latest lenses as a little baby present. Thank you.  And so I was straight out there today to get some photos (minus one little model who naps for at least 2 hours after a preschool day). I’ve given back the E-M10 and am […]

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Red Letter Day quilt all finished

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OK with my camera back up and running again I quickly grabbed the newly finished quilt off our bed and took it outside. The pattern is Red Letter Day by Thimbleblossoms which you can buy here or at your nearest quilt store. The blocks are really big but once you’ve made one or two you’re on […]

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weekend in front of the fire

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Time is starting to run out for me as I get everything ready here at the house……and yet I still found time (quite a lot of time actually) to spend in front of the fire yesterday. Thanks to the rain, rugby and netball were both cancelled. Now we do have central heating in the house […]

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things I haven’t told you lately

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Well on the blog I’ve been a little quiet but behind the scenes there are plenty of things going on as we enter the home stretch before a new little baby arrives. I’ve been washing baby clothes and getting them ready. I’m also trying to find a good spot in the house for the baby […]

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what to bake for the cake stall

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A big white box came home with us today in preparation for the cake stall at the fete. I’m excited and now need to choose what to bake. With a tree full of lemons I’m thinking a lemon cake with icing. If you’re stuck with what to bake for your next cake stall then I’ve put […]

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baby knitting patterns for beginners

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Once upon a time I was a first time new mum. Yes, before everyone else came along I was in hospital with my 1st baby and they were special times. I still remember when my lovely nana came in with a big box full of knitting she had made for her first grandchild. She had been […]

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carrot cake + cream cheese frosting (gluten free)

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This post is brought to you by Woolworths Congratulations to Marie Napoli who won the Woolworths gift voucher! It was Sunday and retro daddy was taking the twins to another birthday party on the party circuit and it felt like a cake baking kind of afternoon. Has to be gluten free these days but I […]

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don’t buy pink quilting gloves

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Well I had this great idea that every day this week I’d do a bit of quilting on my red letter day quilt! But I didn’t factor in a dentist trip across town, a boy with a fever and perforated eardrum, getting everyone back to school, preschool excursion, a daddy working away and just having […]

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