In the Mix 2 Dinner with Dani Valent

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Recently I went to Tenina’s cooking class in Sydney and sat opposite a gorgeous lady. Let’s call her Angie. She messaged me last week and asked had I seen the Dani Valent dinner that was on. 7 courses with matching wines and the recipes all came from Dani’s soon to be released cookbook, In the […]

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9 years of wedded bliss

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9 years ago today I walked down the aisle…………to Pachelbel’s Canon. Wow how original for a wedding. I did have it on the harp though for a bit of originality.  I don’t think I really knew what was going to happen in our future, I don’t think I saw 5 children and a few houses […]

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another baby kina off the needles

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Oh my love for the Kina. If you’re new here then you might not know about my addiction to the Kina knitting pattern. I discovered it a few years ago when elodie was a baby and then I just couldn’t stop making them. I’m still not sure if this is my 7th or 8th. My […]

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day 13 of our 2nd kitchen renovation

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I’d also like to call this post…..almost there day! Today was a busy day….and I was up at 6 on my own with the little ones ready to go. We had the electrician, tiler, fridge delivered, plumber in at the end of the day and then Michael the lovely kitchen guy came to do his […]

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day 12 of our 2nd kitchen renovation

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Well it might only be day 12 on the blog but it feels like a lot longer when you’re living through it. And I’ve been a bit quiet but trust me there has been plenty going on behind the scenes….we’ve done a school open day, retro daddy has been away for work then came home […]

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keira has a knitted tee

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Every crafter knows that satisfaction when a project is finished. I mean really finished, not with just a little thing to do but finished and ready to go. That is how I’m feeling today with the buttons sewn on this little knitted tee for keira. Keira chose the colours herself and I think she did […]

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Keira’s confirmation day

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What a day! Today we celebrated Keira’s confirmation and it was a celebration. So many proud parents and families and gorgeous children filled our church today…..and Keira was one of them. I got a bit choked up whenever it was time to sing, I’ve always looked forward to the time that the little ones would […]

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day 11 of our 2nd kitchen renovation

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I love being able to share a bit of progress with you all……..and just so that you know, you are usually getting to see the pictures and how it’s looking before retro daddy does. So there you go. Life is so busy at the moment so it’s one less thing to worry about when I […]

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day 9 & 10 of our 2nd kitchen renovation

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Well now we get to the good stuff……..the cabinets are in and cupboard handles are on. This is much more exciting than looking at the kitchen after a coat of paint. Now I was going to be a bit mean and drag it out with day 9 of just cabinets but here we have both […]

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