Serendipitous Chocolate

Jan 19, 2013 | family, live laugh love

Back in mid-December, as I was perusing my Mint Mail, I noticed that I was one of the lucky recipients of the Heart of Chocolate giveaway from the previous newsletter. Yummy organic chocolates = a happy dance and then I promptly forgot about it… we were on...

Do You Walk Around Naked in Front of Your Kids?

Apr 21, 2012 | family

{Image: Naked Woman Statue Art by JuanJ on Flickr} As the kids grow up, their level of approval for nakedness is declining. We’ve been a clothing optional family since Hubs and I first met. I’d been pyjama-optional since my teens (pyjamas are something to...

Are We The Only Family Who Eats Couscous?

Apr 20, 2012 | family

Twice in the last week now, I’ve had to explain to teenagers what cous cous is… Are we the only family who eats couscous? Okay, I know that’s not the case.  My Sister has fed her girls couscous since they were knee high, and I was on the phone with...

{weekend} Saturdays are for…

Apr 14, 2012 | family

…checking out the annual Quota Book Fair. It’s heaven on a stick for book lovers.  Boxes and boxes of second hand books priced from 50 cents to a couple of dollars. We have to go with a budget, otherwise we come home with armloads and armloads of books...

Meet Bob the Assassin

Apr 13, 2012 | family

Meet Bob. The assassin. Bob the Assassin has become something of a regular feature in our house of late. He has his own arsenal of weapons. A lair  – “Because the good guys have bases and the bad guys have lairs, Mum”. A sworn enemy named Steve. And...

{weekend} Saturdays are for…

Mar 31, 2012 | family

Making the easter hat for the Easter Hat Parade at school this coming week. We used this template for the rabbit.  Eyelashes were a Mum-extra and apparently I now have to add teeth!

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