Peaceful Baby Sleep

Giveaway | Peaceful Baby Sleep Book

Last week I received a gorgeous wee book in the mail to read and review.  I was excited.  I love books and LOVED this book in particular as it gave me a chance to go back to those precious long days {and short years} of Ethan’s early life. This would make a perfect baby shower gift for an expecting mama …

How impressive is your ice?

My ice definitely had that ‘wow’ factor this morning. Two buckets of water over my windscreen and still there were rogue icebergs refusing to budge. If I lived in the Seven Kingdoms this would totally be a sign that the long winter was coming from the north. Alas, I haven’t even watched season 2 of Game of Thrones yet {I …

Federation Mei Mei Dress

Acquisitions | Candy Stripes

We are going on  a trip next month; to Summer!  Hence I can totally justify this purchase. Federation Mei Mei dress.  This can definitely brighten up winter as well with some careful layering don’t you think? Follow

Team Sport. Therapy for Grown Ups

Ah yes.  Tonight was netball night, otherwise known as shit-I-have-the-hairiest-legs-EVER night, or “Mum, when did you get an Ahhh-Bra?” night.  Damn infomercials.  That would be a sports bra son. Telling my ultra-competitive, good at all sports son that we got caned is also not that much fun.  I neglected to tell him our opposition were down a player; minor detail. …

Antler Chandelier

Things I’m Loving

This week was definitely a long-short week.  This weekend on the other hand has flown by with the usual flurry of DIY {we painted Mum’s office/dressing room, family {we dined with my brother Hadyn and his fiance Jo as she leaves for Chicago to begin wedding prep on Wednesday!!!} and shopping {it felt like we were out all day today …

Shi-Tzu Dash, dog

Oh Dash

Lately I have said over and over, “how could anyone give you away {while thinking: and charge me $250 for you}, or keep you in a bathroom everyday with a CAT”?  I feel so lucky that Dave found you on Trade Me and you became our second hand dog.  You deserve your 3 furry siblings and your lovely big yard.  …

The House | A little Update

Sometimes I catch myself only posting pictures and NO content.  Other times I post content that has zero personality and zero personal tidbits.  I’m fairly sure blog-readers like personal tidbits, if you didn’t you would read newspapers and memoirs of aircraft engineers instead. So.  Now that I have just bickered with my husband for 10 fucking minutes about the build …

“That word that has -ex on the end”

Louie has been beside himself with joy at moving in with Molly and Marley but the mystique of living with a female is driving Lou to distraction.  This has not escaped the notice of our observant child. Louie’s ‘hunting’ was so prolonged on Sunday his lipstick popped out and he couldn’t move! Ethan thought we were going to have to …

Acquisitions | Vintage Stoneware Vase

There is an antique shop in Kumeu that I have been driving past for the last 4 years. I have even parked outside with the intention of going in then thought twice and kept going {I have a silly paranoia about going in to 2nd hand and craft shops that are otherwise empty and feeling obligated to buy something because …

Things I’m Loving

Yay Sunday night and the best part is there is another Sunday night tomorrow night! {sort of. Queens Jubilee weekend yus}. Every second of every day I AM LOVING making this house our home.  E is loving it too,but he has this paranoia that the previous owner is going to ask for his house back!  The only way we can …