1. Dai frutteti di Carassai, 2. Cherries, 3. Cucumbers, 4. DSC_0032.JPG We are really enjoying the in season fruit and veg at our house at the moment. Stone fruits like apricots and cherries are not lasting very long in the fridge as the children snack on them. I am also loving the crispness of the [...]

Image by Gaetan Lee Back in February in “Planning To Let Go, One Step At A Time” I wrote about how I was preparing myself and my eldest son for him to be able to walk to and from school on his own. Researching the subject came up with the age of 10, to be [...]

Four weeks to Christmas! My goal this year was to have completed all my shopping before Dec 1. My lovely older sister is looking after my children for me tomorrow for a few hours and I should be able to buy the remaining 7 presents that I need to get. This will make me the [...]

Yesterday I posted a list of children’s activities on in Melbourne for December, something which will become a regular part of my posting schedule. Apologies to non Melbourne readers, but the feedback has been positive, so I hope you don’t find it too boring! In November I posted a list of activities also, and I [...]

If you are looking for Children’s Activities for 2009 please check my recent posts: 10 Children’s Christmas Activities For December 2009 In Melbourne 10 Children’s Activities For Decmeber / January School Holidays In Melbourne You wouldn’t currently guess it by our current weather patterns, but summer is approaching in Melbourne and so too are the [...]

Each week I bake a treat for the school lunch boxes. This week I am making on request White Chocolate Chip Muffins. This is such an easy muffin recipe to make that my children can actually do it by themselves. It does help that we have been making this muffin recipe for years, but it [...]