This moment x

Over the hills and far away . a country journey x

4th May 2010


A simple moment in time, inspired by others , inspired by us all.

Here is our moments x

The Maze....of life x

Holiday Fun x

16th April 2010 x

We've been having such a lovely time in the holiday break...oh how its much needed!
Dancing and twirling and following the maze (of life)...how glorious it is to enjoy our last little taste of Autumn and sun. I can feel King Winter waiting ...not too patiently...there's a chill coming into the air.
The holidays are almost over, with 2 days left...then hibernating we will be.
But for now we will relish our last days of warmth and treasure our beautiful homeland with all it has to offer x

candlelight shining bright x

9th April 2010 x
Candle light...
I have used candles for many many years now...i think as soon as I moved out of my childhood home , I turned off the overhead electical lighting...(I do use a soft lamp in a couple of rooms )...but mostly its 'candles'....tall, squat, tealights, scented, beeswax...yes, there is a candle for every occasion and there's always a moment for the use of candles...
I love them...
so here's to 'turning off the lights'...
not just on occasion...but more often...
you'll be pleasantly surprised by what the night holds x

Picking up sticks... x

Today at the local market, I met a man that picked up sticks...
He sanded them, shaped them, oiled them and sometimes just left them as they were when he found them...
I was so taken by his beautiful craft ...I bought pieces from him and brought them into my home....I do love wood !

2nd April, 2010 x

Trying to keep it simple....and natural x

Now I keep a simple home (have done for most of my life...) of wood and grain and seed and leaf...when my now fully grown son was a small boy, we lived a very rustic basic lifestyle...times change...but I still try to maintain this ....
its just that sometimes...as the photo way below shows, plastics creep in!!!! This happened on my daughters 6th Birthday. She loves this land of plastic on occasion..so how I get round this, is to put the 'plastic play' in a plastic box and store it away. It doesnt come out on special occasions (there's nothing special about plastic after all), it just comes out sometimes....she mingles her 'plastics' with felted bunnies and mushroom houses....and draws the platic world into her own wonderful world of fantasy and imagination....
Whenever I go to a thrift shop, I notice, its full of plastic toys...but wooden, they're harder to find...because they're special...they're timeless!
Here's to keeping it simple....with a little help from plastics x

2nd April 2010 x

Keeping it all together....

well ...sort of...
I've been looking at a lot of crafty blogs of late, and what I'm noticing is not only how talented people are, but how they 'keep it all together'...
Photos often depict 'not a hair out of place' , so to speak...and this led me to thinking about the 'modern day dilemma'....
Often we mums feel the need, conscious or not, of being 'seen' as holding it all together...we cook, we sew, we make lovely things, raise well balanced children and sometimes look ok ourselves.
Well, I just wanted to say, that sometimes...its not about keeping it together...things get out of place, hairs stand on end, meals arent always perfectly balanced ...and thats ok ! I'm not a perfect mum...Im perfect for my children, but by no means not flawed...its the human condition...
So heres too unmade beds, clothing yet to be put away, a meal of soba noodles and tamari, and being human!
Happy human being-ness x

1st April, 2010 x

Autumn paint me a leaf of gold.

Today was the whole school Autumn festival, and I must admit it would have to be one of the sweetest times of the year for me. The sky is often cracked open and rains pour down with little warning. The temperature is pleasant and soft, and we wear lightweight 'cardies' and pullovers...just a beautiful time. Its a time of abundance and sharing, seeds in the earth and warm root vegetables....yes I am in love with this time of the year, thats for sure.
Its been a big 'year'. and tiring from an equally big day, I need rest....but for now....two precious 'moments' of the festival. Kindy silk gowns and my daughters drawing of st. Michael (with sword and with shield).
Heres to loving Autumn-ness x

A day in the life of.....

This post was inspired by Nicole (Frontier Dreams)...who visited the Asian grocery store, photos of which I found desirable and inviting...I decided that the things I may take for granted, others see with a different 'light'...blogging inspires me to see things differently...at times....So, here are some photos from our local store...I feel extremely grateful that there is an abundance of good food on offer .
Just outside of the store is an extremely beautiful florist...and when I asked if I could take a photo or two ( or three or four !! ), the woman agreed and thanked me for reminding her of the beauty that surrounds us all.
So, thankyou to Nicole and to this wonderful world !

Preparing for our festival x

Tuesday 30th March
You wont often find me putting the faces of our gorgeous little ones on line...but I am willing to put profile pictures on , on occassion. The reasons for this are quite simple really . Firsty, its out of respect for all children and their 'consent' if you like to be 'published' (does anyone remember the 7 up series....filmed every 7 years...and some of those children remarked as adults how that had affected their lives..). Its also due to our 'no photo ' policy in the school....and then I suppose, there is still a little trepidation in me regarding this medium, and where it leads !
This is one of those 'rare' occasions......and I simply couldnt resist x

Around our home town x

Today we visited our new found friends....and i spotted this little gem !
The pram is made from a cane basket, covered with fabric and a few bamboo sticks to form the backing (so the pram cover stays rounded...)...a very cute and I would imagine inexpensive little pram. A real little gem.

We then went to the circus and had a coffee ( a once an 'every- so- often treat') in a local coffee shop....observing observing....I notice the unique-ness of our town x

craft stall x

March 26th Yesterday was the autumn craft market stall....such beautiful work was done ... so lovely to be part of a school that takes time to appreciate the little things in life....I am forever grateful... Here are some of the photos of autumn treasures from the stall.... I'll write more later today...but for now... farewell...and enjoy the lovely seasonal change x

summer has ended, Autumn is with us

Today is the first day of Autumn...I still havent posted our summer nature table...so here it is....expect to see the autumn nature table in the next day or 2 ... I find Autumn the loveliest season...and the simplest to prepare for the 'table' ...there are so many fallen leaves of gold and green, gumnuts and seeds and pods galore... yes , its a wonderful time...

festivals around my home

some of the beautiful works from class x

summertime x

summerime x

with summer all most at its end,
we took the opportunity to make the most of these funfilled days x

our beautiful kindy x