School is back and a new year has begun. We are entering a new rhythm – with an expanse of space and time before us – and as the year opens up before me, I am pondering thoughts of ‘home’. I guess whenever something substantial changes in our day to day living, it opens up […]

Picnics, I love them. When the weather is right, grab a rug, some loved ones and a couple of friends (or more). Keep it casual and find the ultimate shady spot at the park. If you’ve got kids then make sure you go to one with a playground so they can run around and wear […]

It’s been a long and lovely birthday season in our house and for my darling heart’s birthday this year we had a rockin’ little party with the theme of an enchanted forest. We put up all our bunting and fairy lights and dressed up as citizens of fairyland. We spent a good long time talking […]

Today I was baking our christmas cakes, something I do every year, either to share with family or to give away as gifts. The oldies in my family especially love a piece of christmas cake, so I always make sure to bake an extra one as a present for my Nana and Poppa. Fruit cakes […]

The journey into motherhood is epic and never-ending. It is equally one of the most rewarding things you will ever do, as well as possibly the hardest. It’s so hard to fathom just how your life will change once you have your child and when I became a mother I felt like I had changed completely […]

What do you like to do on your birthday? Do you throw yourself a party, or take yourself somewhere special? Do you have one day where anything goes, or do you like to stretch the celebration out over a week? At our house, we like to have birthday festivals. For our birthday festivals you get […]

Well, hello Spring. Lovely to see you. Here in Melbourne we have been waiting a while, but I’m glad you’ve finally arrived. Spring brings us some new beginnings, like two baby pigeons in a nest in one of our hanging pots outside (it’s great breakfast table entertainment watching the little ones being fed by their […]

It’s that time of year when all the blue flowers are out; violets, borage, lavender and rosemary. In our garden they give me a glimpse of what is to come, the start of the transition from Winter to Spring. The cooler weather and the abundant rosemary has got me wanting to bake something sweet/savoury for […]

Our little family has just come back from an epic overseas adventure, what many people would call a trip of a lifetime, but what I hope will be just the first of many trips in our lifetime. We have just arrived home after spending three months travelling around Europe, the UK, USA and Canada, with […]

Lime and Pistachio Tea Cakes Sometimes you just need a little something sweet and syrupy. These are for those times. Inspired by the gluten free classic seen in almost every cafe sweets cabinet, this is my variation on the classic Orange and Almond cake – Lime and Pistachio cakes, in miniature. Sweet and sticky, yet […]