how not to crochet a ripple blanket

crochet

Picture it. It’s a rainy and wet weekend. You’ve sorted the clothes, you’ve done the groceries, you’re getting a bit bored of your current knitting project and you know the preschool teacher is going on maternity leave soon.   The twins preschool teachers are amazing and so dedicated so you pull out some wool, try […]

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vegan chocolate fudge cake

vegan choc cake

I’m back in the kitchen, baby! It’s been a while and all due to the fact that the painters have been here and we’ve been upstairs and staying out of their way. Now we are back downstairs (yay) and I can just walk a couple of steps to the kitchen instead of leaving everyone upstairs and behind […]

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renovating days 10,11& 12

stairs

I had to work backwards to figure out what day we were up to. Hope I got it right. OK so the painters have been busy with windows, skirtings and started on the stairs today. It’s one big job that’s for sure. I can’t even begin to imagine how long it would take retro daddy […]

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I now have a fancy pants knitting bag

bigbag

Notice there hasn’t been any craft on the blog of late? Yes. Ahem, cough cough. I’ve been going very slow on a knit for keira. There is a bit difference between knitting a cardigan for a baby or a 2 year old and knitting a cardigan for a 6 year old. This is clearly why […]

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my practical back to school tips

school

I know there are some mummies out there who have their precious little ones starting school for the first time this week………..and for some of you it’s your eldest so there is so much ahead of you. Wow that first year was a crash course in being a school mum. Making sure library books and bag were […]

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anything I miss about my career?

family

I started a post on a couple of questions that I’d been asked recently. And then as I was answering this one I realised it was a whole blog post. And so here it is. A lovely reader Nikki asked about how I came from a professional career and am doing something so different and […]

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front door decisions

frontdoors

At our last house retro daddy just left the renovating decisions to me. I organised it all, he helped with picking the floors and that was about it. This time around in the new house retro daddy is having more of a say. Doesn’t bother me. So long as we’re on the same page. And he wanted […]

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renovating days 7,8 and 9

reno7

I gave you a bit of a break from the photos of walls. I mean how many times can I show you pictures of grey paint on walls. Plus its more dramatic to show you now that they’ve finished painting all the walls and ceilings. Yay. We did have a moment this morning where I […]

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Cotton Time japanese magazine giveaway

cotton time giveaway

Must be time for another giveaway. Last night I announced on Facebook the winner of The Athlete’s Foot Giveaway – Ariane. And the three winners of my EnergyAustralia giveaway were Carol Lee, Carissa and Kirst. Congratulations ladies and thank you so much to everyone who entered. Now it’s time for something crafty. I picked up a […]

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