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several weeks worthfor two, three, maybe even 4 weeks now this is how the world around us has looked, a total blur, a flurry of hurried activity. it was a beautiful, fun whirlwind to get caught up in...
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"o come all ye..."we finally did it. one week before christmas and we finally got the decorations up. in a hurry and a flurry the boys and i suddenly got inspired and we just did it.a couple of times...
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summer highwith insects a buzzin' and sleigh bells a ringin' i'd say christmas is near and now we begin the descenthappy solstice
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comiendo el coco*my last post may have left you with the impression that things are a little bleak over here. well, not necessarily. i tend to become hyper focused on the negative and forget that, hey,...
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summeras we are literally just days away from March 1 which marks the beginning of fall down here and since i haven't posted since, well, i don't know when, i thought i'd share some of my/our (no,...
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a wee walk aboutto the yarran dheran along the mullum mullumcreeksidethe tree and her secretsfall
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9a few days ago we celebrated this little guy and the nine years that he has been with us. wow! nine! it's hard to believe at times, but here's the proof. we had two days of celebrations with lots of...
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today--a running list- made the boys their favorite breakfast, pasta served up with fresh, crushed herbs from the garden, a glug of olive oil and a pinch of salt. i was their queen :) at least during...
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reality checkwell, it's been awhile again, hasn't it. i know i've promised to come around more often, but i've been so content just watching my children grow. it's a simple thing, i know, but powerful...
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unsettledwe lost our three sweet girls to a fox last night. we are utterly heartbroken. we loved them so much, but the boys were particularly fond of them. in between tears and hugs we have been...
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homesettling into a new season, a new rhythm, we watch as the trees empty themselves of summer's greenery. the sky deepens and the air chills as it swirls its way around our ankles. the cool, sticky...
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winter wonderingwe've been up to our old tricks again. in spite of my insistence on detesting cold, wet, windy weather, there is so much beauty in the surrounding suburban bushland that i simply cannot...
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quality timelast month sometime we spent an entire afternoon together, just the two of us. he led the way, i followed happily as i always do. he wanted a grand adventure so we did our best. first, he...
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winter renewalseveral months ago the city did a prescribed burn at one of our favorite tracts of suburban bushland. we decided to go back today to have a look at the new growth after the recent rains....
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garden science...and beyondyesterday we woke to a beautiful, thick blanket of fog and fine mist hanging silently over the world. it was lovely and mysterious and as soon as j saw it he put on his...
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a fantastic fungi findthis is probably only exciting to us, but yesterday while out on a hike here we stumbled upon something we haven't yet seen. e, who doesn't know the meaning of a slow hike, was...
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