Dinosaur Style

We've been walking the dinosaur round here lately, with dino embellishments aplenty. It makes Jimmy wear things he wouldn't wear before. Yesss. Win to Mummy!

Gifts for Sweet Nieces

I love to sew things for little girls, but my lovely nieces have loads of gorgeous clothes already. So, after some thought, I made them some bunting with their names on. I loved working with all that 

pink, blue and purple!

I hope you like them, little ladies!

Actually, speaking of my brother...he's just been to the Baftas and is now heading to the Oscars. 

Good luck, David!!

Go Dave!!

Here's our brother David at the Baftas! He worked his butt off as Animation Supervisor for The Hobbit, and now he's been nominated for a Bafta and an Oscar. Awesome job, bro! And good luck!

 Here's what David wrote to us about it:

Hey guys,

Kylie and I just had lunch with Martin Nickolas. He had his girlfriend Anja with him, who is from Poland. Was great to catch up! We had a nice lunch at the restaurant here at the Savoy. This hotel is totally amazing, Mum you would absolutely love it here.

We're going to be heading off to the Baftas in an hour or so. I'm up at our hotel room, while Kylie is down getting her hair and makeup done. They have these Style Suites here at the Savoy where you can get all your hair and make up done - I even went down and had a barber guy give me the full cut throat razor shave! And, this is the best bit, the give the nominees a free watch! Crazy hey? Kylie even got one too.

Last night we attended the pre Bafta Cocktail party, and when we got out of the car, everyone mistook Kylie for Amy Adams - a famous actress. So they had her pose for photos on the red carpet! A barrage of flash photography fired up like machine gun fire! It was so funny! I put my arm round her waist for a few of the photos but then they asked if they could just get her by herself again!

 So all that's left to do now is put on my dinner suit and head down to be picked up in the VIP car... which is a brand new Audi R8! Totally crazy time but we are looking forward to heading home tomorrow to see the girls.

Anyway, you may see us in the background somewhere, or, if in the unlikely chance we win, you'll see me up on the stage!

Talk soon, 

Dave xx

And here is a link to an article about him.

What the !!??

Check it out: my nerdy brother and Snoop Dog! Too funny.

Cyclone Oswald

Well, after a long hot period without rain, we have had Cyclone Oswald. At first I was grateful for the deep, soaking rain. We had some great plays in it, riding the inflatable boogie board down the drain and sliding in the giant puddles all over the football field. But as it gained momentum, I began to feel uneasy. I didn't sleep well last night, with all the big gusts of wind. I actually was a bit scared! 

And look at our backyard this morning:

We copped it. Our poor trees. I loved that beautiful big olive tree!

So that's been a bit of excitement in the neighbourhood. And Jimmy shouted with glee, "Hooray, that's our playground now!"

But guess what happened to our friends? Their trampoline got swept up two storeys and crashed into the neighbours roof! And the neighbours are away on holidays....oh boy.

I hope you are all safe and well and Oswald behaves himself in your area!

Summer Breezes

The other night, I went outside, when everyone else was asleep. My three boys were snoring contentedly together, a jumble of limbs.  The neighbours had turned off their 4BC and staggered into bed.

It was most enchanting.

All was hushed. I heard whispering leaves, crickets and a lonely car driving past in the distance.

I felt the breeze blowing on my face and hair.

I was filled by the sight of the moon, glowing like a luminous pearl between the silhoutted leaves and branches.

And I smelt the most beautiful balmy summer perfume. It was delicious!

I went out the next day to discover the magic ingredients of that perfumed breeze. If you're a subtropical dweller, you can probably give a good guess...

Frangipani,

Jasmine,

and "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow".

Now if only I could bottle that up, I think I'd be rich....

What does your breeze smell like?

(And no funny business, Tamara!)

Summer

Ahh, summer. It's really hot. Sometimes I don't enjoy it, but I've decided to embrace it!

There's a lot to love, like pineapple mint sorbet....in a summertime glass ;0)

Fleshy, succulent cherries....so good!

Swimming!

And these beautiful crocuses on the footpath after a storm.

I hope you're enjoying your summer too. Or winter! xoxo

Just Squeezing in a Few More Christmas Things!

I thought the kids would really get into making these decorations. After all, stabbing pins into styrofoam balls...well, I thought they'd love it. They didn't. But I did! I made this:

Not that I'm saying it's better than what Jimmy made:

a cool little man.

But on Boxing Day, Uncle Ben surprised us all by giving out these reindeer treats, 

that he'd actually made himself!