One of Reuben's favourite jobs is to go and check the letterbox. This morning as we returned home from running some errands, the letterbox was overflowing! So I dropped an excited little man at the end of the driveway and he dutifully delivered envelopes and, the real treasure, supermarket junk mail. It's the first week … Continue reading An appeal of homeschooling
The very first step in permaculture planning and design, is to observe and interact with your site. For me, we've spent 3 years observing and interacting at our house. We've been experimenting, discovering how the shade from the neighbouring trees falls, where frost pockets are, and how we use our property. We have ideas on … Continue reading Observe and Interact
After six months of no posts, I’m back with some exciting news! This month I completed my Permaculture Design Certificate with the Permaculture Education Institute. It’s the first half of a dual Permaculture Design and Permaculture Educators course, and it feels so refreshing and encouraging to have completed it. With this certification, things that I … Continue reading Reflections on Permaculture
It's 10 days until Baby V, our first placement, arrives. We've had phone calls. We've pulled out the size 00 and 0 clothes just in case. We've sorted bottles and wrapped our heads around what different flow teats are (our bio babies were completely breastfed). It's safe to start telling people. It's safe to start … Continue reading Diary of a Foster Care Family 2 – they’re not here until they’re here.
It's 2015. Jonah and I are sitting in his car overlooking the ocean, 3 hours into a deep and meaningful conversation about life that would propel us into dating, engagement and marriage within the year. "I want to foster children. I want to provide a safe place for kids who have nowhere to go." "Yea, … Continue reading Diary of a Foster Family 1
I'm coming to understand self-care with a new nuance. It's easy to get caught up in self-care as a routine; many mummy bloggers profess a self care routine of waking up at 5am before the kids to do "me time", without which they don't function. I try to fit myself into those styles of self-care. … Continue reading Self care sometimes
Homemade pizza, made with the family! Kids made their own homemade pizza today! Homemade dough, sauce, and they picked the toppings themselves. Homemade pizza to last a week of lunches #homemade #familytime #slowliving So many hashtags could go with these pictures. Yes, the pizza was delicious. Yes, it filled our freezer and sent Jonah away … Continue reading A picture is never the whole picture
"Oh, it's raining." My ears pricked up, my head whipped around. Closed curtains to keep out the heat beating on the windows masked the sight, the cartoons and the air conditioner masked the sound of rain drops pattering on the roof, the fences, and the road. "Let's go, Reuben! Come and see!" Out we went, … Continue reading Dancing in the rain
In the monotony of life with babies, mothers and caregivers need to find ways of being that are important to us; how to live out this life of service in line with our core beings. We then gravitate towards others who share these principles, who take on the actions in their everyday, too. It's just … Continue reading A post about labels
At 8:15am we stepped out of the house to feed the chooks, into sunshine! Glorious sunshine raining down on the backyard. A brilliant blue sky overhead and my body let out a sigh. Mornings are so much easier with clear skies and the warmth of an almost-spring-sun. The morning sun and mild air caused me … Continue reading Just a tease of spring
Not Just a Life 