There was actually a post on my blogroll on this very topic a couple of days ago and oh how I laughed! Nixon is now just about 7 months old and the timing of his birth has meant that I have actually had to do …
We were up at the crack yesterday, you know, baby etc, status quo. Dave and E were out of the door at 6.50am to the hospital for a follow-up xray and new cast so I really had no choice but to be productive. I whipped …
“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.”
ethan. i love this picture of you, you are just so handsome it kills me. you also look like butter wouldn’t melt in your mouth – which is 100% true if we are talking about how kind and sweet you are to your little brother!
nixon. if ever there was a jack baby it is you. you look so much like your grandad in america it is pretty hilarious. i think your david bain ear may be all your own though little sweetie.
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Project Life: Week 2 Yay week 2! As you can see my corner rounder arrived this week so from now on the spreads will all be matchy matchy. At this early stage I’m still not overwhelmed with creative inspiration…..but that’s where you come in! If …
Have you seen the Idiot Abroad TV series? It’s awesomely, deadpan and hilarious. Basically the premise is Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their mate(?) Karl Pilkington on blind adventures to places he really has no interest in visiting. In fact Karl seems to have no interest in visiting any place at all aside from his local Fish n Chip. In this travel diary, Karl visits the 7 wonders of the world, reluctantly. His accounts are totally without fluff and often focus on the unexpected and banal. He worries about the effects of broadening his horizons by travelling, as he was totally happy with his horizons as limited as they were.
I truly loved this book. Originally purchased for my husband to take to Asia {I now realise how that may have seemed to him!}, I picked it up finished it in a day or two. A lovely easy read, but engaging and funny. You would seriously never have considered travel in the way Pilkington does – he has no time for it basically. The tidbits of his adventures that do please him will catch you by surprise and his anecdotes and distinct lack of rose-coloured glasses are refreshing and quite endearing. For a quick preview of the show have a look at the video below;
Pilkington’s second book, The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad, is on my nightstand waiting in line to be read, but first up I am joining in with the ABM Book Club. January’s book is The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, it’s locked and loaded on my kindle ready to go! Will you join me? What are you reading this summer?
ethan. a busy, tiring, fun weekend for E. his social calendar is staggering nixon. every toy is a new toy when you can SIT UP and play with them! linking with www.practisingsimplicity.com
I cannot stand the thought of paper scrapbooking, it’s just not for me, however I LOVE photos and so any amount of time spent on embellishments, cutting, gluing etc rather than on the images is time I’d rather not spend. A pocket scrapbooking system such …
loving dahlia season. this is the second summer our bulbs have been in the ground and they are going nuts, not just these dinner plate sized purple ones, but the smaller red and whites that only had one bloom last year are looking much more promising
i don’t know whether i’m loving this or hating it but will err on the optimistic side. our tiles in the entrance, kitchen and laundry are up and new vinyl planking is to be laid next week. our old cement foundation is such a mess and looks like it was hand mixed so i think the installers are going to have lots of fun with the prep, meaning lots more $$$. it will be lovely when it’s done so fingers crossed everything goes smoothly
early mornings together-ish. love these boys x
i cashed in one of my christmas prezzies this week and enjoyed a manicure / pedicure. seriously loving my fluoro orange nails
i’ve tidied and tidied this week and i’m loving my reclaimed desk. organised and ready to start the year off as i mean to continue
Nixie Pixie, my you have grown this month! 1.375kg weight gain to top the scales at just shy of 10kg! Little hippo indeed. Geoff called you Little Bird on our holiday in Waipu and it’s so true, whenever a spoon is in range you open …
