tuesday - neighbours

It's nice that they're still friends even now that she's at intermediate school.

monday - good morning

He wanted to show you how he can stretch his leg like this.  We've put the old school desk in his room with his old dining chair and he&...

sunday - hot crayon rocks

Finally today we did the hot crayon rocks that the boys have been waiting ages for.  We collected them a few weeks back when we went fishing...

saturday - bookworm

There are those silly bands again!

bonus photos for you Christchurch rellies

Just snapped them eating their juicies for afternoon tea, straight out of the camera and onto the blog. M wanted you to see his grazed knuck...

friday - true colours

B & I were both born and raised in Christchurch.  Although the boys are native Aucklanders they have been down often enough to forge a s...

thursday - this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.  A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to ...

sadness

I don't know what to say but I feel strangely compelled to write something.  My home town Christchurch has been decimated by a massive e...

sourdough pancakes

We've been eating these on Saturday mornings to use up the excess starter and then we bake our bread on Sunday.  I can't remember wh...

this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.  A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to ...

sourdough

So for the past few weeks we've been trying out making sourdough bread, pancakes and crepes.  You begin by making a starter with flour a...

black bean hummus and pita chips

1 1/2 cups (or 1 can) of chickpeas, drained 1 1/2 cups (or 1 can) of black beans, drained 2 cloves garlic crushed (optional) 1 tbsp olive oi...

sourdough crepes

makes about eight to ten crepes 1 cup sourdough starter 2 eggs 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 - 1/2 cup of (non dairy) mi...

this is my first ever sausage sizzle!!!!

Today our five year old had his first sausage sizzle and it was awesome.  The yummy sausages were from the Westmere Butcher and the bread wa...

this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from a couple of years ago!!   A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A m...

I score it... affinity!

In an effort to get more wholefoods and vege meals into our daily diet, I've been making a lot of recipes from the fabulous  Moosewood R...

this moment

{this moment} -  A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the holidays. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want ...

if you like to eat sprouts...

...you need one of these !!  Mine was only $14 when I bought it (quite a long time ago now) but it'so much better than the mesh one I ha...

my boys

These are the appliquéd tie shirts I made the boys for my sisters wedding.  I let them choose the fabric.  I'd almost forgotten how long...