Till Tuesday

Now this all looks like an idyllic wee family day for me and the kiddos and well I suppose in a way it was- we were all together, we were warm and safe, in our cosy home........but were also all ill- snotty, coughy, achy and well grouchy, irritable and whingy. Them and also me by the end of the day! I seriously pulled out all the crafting I could muster, games and lots and lots of cuddles (and a lot of counting to ten, deep breath, cup of tea and time out for a harassed mum).

So all together now- BUGS BE GONE!!

1. Morning milk drinking hand holding.
2. Intravenous Coffee!
3. Potato print hearts.
4. Handmade kiddo Valentines.
5. See this picture- two dinners and lunch cooking all at the ONE TIME. Multi tasking fairy at work!
6. Thrifted plates from the weekend- washed and added to shelves.
7. Bumpsadaisy bear games.
8. New Hama.

Happy St Valentine

Happy Valentines day everyone. This is my other half's card for this year (he has still to get it so shhh). Its all the way from Pine Island Minnesota and is by Ali Blacker sold in her Etsy shop Miles to Go. It is called Red Hearted Tree.

I love the image, and think maybe that a teenage obsession with Wuthering Heights might have something to do with that....

Enjoy the day- a day celebrating love has gotta be a good thing!

J xx

{Image courtesy of Ali Black-Thank You}

Saturday Fun

Fed up with the weather we planned a day trip to the Museum of Rural Life on Saturday. Unfortunately though the wee boy seemed to have picked up a bug and developed a temperature while we were there. So the visit was cut a bit short but not before the bubba ran the length of the place relishing her freedom. I honestly couldn't catch a pic of her as she was NEVER still!

The Museum itself is a beautiful modern building and we liked the interactive focus on installations for kids. My favourite though was the petrol cap on the generator above. The weathered patina of years of use, has real soul don't you think. Or maybe I am just odd that way.......

So the boy is on the sofa bed under blankets and the winter bugs go on. One day soon it will be Spring I hope!

Jxxxx

Donna's Den

My two kiddos love making dens. At one point we had three going on around the house. So my love of Donna Wilson and theirs of dens- well this lovely kit has everything going for it!

Seriously love this but we will make do with clothes horses and blankets for now I think!

{pics courtesy of Donna Wilson and Blanket Den available here}

Lottie Hall- LOVE

Bit of a departure for me this as I don't normally post lots of fashion but man I looooove this collection!

The gorgeous Lottie's partner was usher at D and I's wedding- Jock -a cooler bloke you could not hope to meet. Seriously.

This is Lottie's first collection and I spied it via FB and just had to post it. Just another reason why I wish we were back in Australia more these days!

Seriously coveting the knit skirt and sheer top and those two tone skinnies- well they take colour blocking to a new level.

Please re-post if you LOVE too and my Australian readers well you are the lucky ones!

Way to go Lottie- I am well and truly sold! Jxx

You can find Lottie here.

{photsos courtesy of Lottie Hall}

Thank goodness for tea!

Today I have just about lived on tea, some days I could quite happily do so. Don't worry I will make up for it tomorrow with plenty of fruit and veg. Comforting, delicious and well the chance to use yet another lovely mug. Hope you have all had a great Tuesday! Jx

The last wee while

Sometimes in seems that everyone has a lovely, lovely life and when yours is sad or rubbish or just plain monotonous (the chores, the tears, washing the floor for the 10th time!!) well looking back at a few sweet moments is a good, good thing. I guess that is why I keep writing. And thank you for your lovely comments- it means a lot to me that you read!

Some wee high points in maybe a not so bad week after all. Jxx

1. A cheeky one.
2. Plates from my great grandmother (my mum passed them onto me).
3. As above.
4. Noah's Ark (played with so much two glue jobs in a week).
5. Bubba's milk drinking wee feet.
6. Sky over the high rise.
7. My new cardi.
8. Tiny bunting on the wee guy's new shelf.