Dad's Day

We picked up the grandparents and drove up the mountain all together, lookit my pretty girl. Aww.

How could you walk past this without a photo?

We all ate dessert first because the savoury queue was so long, nobody complained about that!

The world's biggest Cuckoo clock .. wow!

Burning off the sugar in the playground. 

Cuzzies and Grandparents and Aunties and Uncles oh My!

Cranky boy putting on a pretend frown. 

Then out comes the tongue, again.  Happy Fathers Day XX

Ended the day with a Chess Battle between Lulu and Di. 

Lovely, lovely family day. 

The First Half of 2011 - Highlights

Delicate Nobby
1 January 2011 we awoke in the beautiful campground at Delicate Nobby. This was a little piece of heaven on earth that we all needed after a stressful Christmas. Sun, sand, surf, peace and quiet, goannas, pythons in the toilet block, isolation, wine and books, surfing, swimming and rockpools. Heaven.

The Nobby!

Breaky on the 'van steps

Surfin' .. the girls were great, Lulu is a natural. 

Dusty Plum 
My first ever business venture launched in February. Can I tell you how much pleasure it has given me? To make things, to play with beautiful fabrics, to find that I have ideas of my own, to find that friends can offer so much support and positivity, it's been incredibly wonderful experience. Warms my heart I tell ya!

20th of March - My 40th EEK!
I was a nervous wreck leading up to it as is my style, but it was fun, the food and wine were great, beautiful friends travelled from far and wide and it was a huge success. That said it was a huge relief to make it past that 'Magic Number' so it was no longer looming in front of me.  It is a time of reflection as well and I realise that I have lived a full and happy life and I that I am absolutely fortunate and blessed.

Other Highlights
Easter camping at Wye River, a divine dinner with friends at Cutler and Co, Lulu started Martial Arts and is doing REALLY well, Gman turned three and had a lovely little family party, the girl's school reports were spectacular, Mish had her longed for baby Gus, and Beck is finally pregnant after a horror run. My 'girls trip' to Sydney and the ensuing traffic jam and Jodi's dodgy bladder, haven't laughed so much in years. Last but not least of course our whirlwind trip to Vietnam and seeing our home renovations starting to take shape.

I'm looking forward to seeing what takes shape in the next six months. XX

Bicycles are Cool

Oh yes they are. They are one of the only forms of excercise I engage in with absolute pleasure,  l love to ride alone, but a family bike ride on a sunny afternoon is to me, the ultimate relaxation. We're lucky that where we live here in the Inner North of Melbourne there are plenty of great bike tracks and great destinations which are 'do-able' with our kids. Gman rides on the back of his Dad's bike, the girls ride like little maniacs and even I can ride at a decent pace for a decent distance!

We love to ride down to the Yarra which is nearby, search for River Rats, spy local celebrities riding by, and hang out in the grass.

Asha is our bike rider extraordinaire .. she can go for miles and miles.

In honour of our love of bike riding I'd like to give away two pairs of my lovely Japanese linen bicycle earrings, one in red and one in navy blue. I've really enjoyed using this gorgeous fabric and I have hair ties in my Etsy store which use the same fabric. They are for pierced ears and are on 19mm buttons. Simply be the first to comment on this post saying Red or Blue and I'll contact you for your mailing address.
**** EDITED TO ADD **** congrats to Kath and Nicole for winning the giveaway, I have one pair of the blue bicycle earrings left in my Etsy store here.

And last but not least a lovely creepy pretty song from a girl on a bike. Happy Friday everyone. XX