Have I mentioned my complex? The one about buying furniture brand new? Seriously, I mean complex. The whole concept is just an enigma to me. Don't get me wrong though, I know second-hand is not always the best way to go though if I happen to spy you...
Before Charlotte actually out-grows her cot I thought I'd better finish off her room! Well, for that reason and also cause it's about time I finally shared it on my blog! Of course it would have been completed four months ago, before she actually arrived in the world,...
I was visiting my parents recently when I happened to glance over and see this beside their garage... Hmmm, a cruddy old brake fluid drum, how fascinating, right? Well, yes, I mean, it is cruddy and old and whilst I had probably looked at it a hundred times...
When I woke this morning I noticed a soft golden glow creeping in from beyond my bedroom curtains and when I peered out the window saw the tree limbs dancing in the type of gentle breeze which makes you want to hang fresh white sheets on the clothes line. It...
For the first time in a long time we were lucky enough to get away for a few days and spent last week at my parent's beach house in St Leonards, which is on the Bellarine Peninsula along Australia's south-eastern coast. I'd been looking forward to heading down there...
With everything seeming to take waaay longer than it should nowadays I'm pleased to announce that at least the cot (crib) is finished (and it only took me nine weeks - not too bad for 33 stints of five minutes at a time!). So, while the nursery as a whole is still...
Is it too ambitious of me to hope there's actually someone loyal enough they're still around to read this post? I'm now nicely settled back in at home with beautiful baby Charlotte and between putting milk in one end and cleaning it up out of the other (plus spending...
Finally introducing little Charlotte Mae Franklin. Arrived safely on the 23 June 2011 at 2.30pm weighing 2.5kg (5.5lb). The most adorable creature I have ever seen. Thank you to everyone for all the encouraging comments, lovely well-wishes and thoughtful enquiries...
Yes, as in plural, though no, I'm not expecting twins. There's the literal 'bump' in my belly and then there's that unforeseen 'bump' in the road. Over the past few days I've learned a few things; babies truly ARE unpredictable (even when they're still in the womb)...
Don't get me wrong, I love the fact I get to call Australia home, though a word of warning to anyone thinking of moving here (particularly if you're a home DIY-aholic accustomed to a seemingly endless array of affordable and easily attainable supplies). Sure, we might...