The Start of Many Firsts

Toes in the sand, cool ocean breezes, popping seaweed, sunshine and great company, wonderful memories of our first family holiday together at Middleton Beach... looking forward to Annabelle growing up and loving her summers here as much as we did this very first time

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A Brighter Day

Beautiful blooms from my local florist yesterday made my home and my yesterday instantly more cheerful and were a wonderfully brighter start to my day today xx

Delighting in Nursery Times

I'm truly delighted with the nursery space I have created for Annabelle... and it makes me so so happy to see she is delighting in it too. Having created the decorative elements that she's enjoying so much just makes me smile...
cudos to Pinterest for some great inspiration for the canvases I decided to appropriate to suit the scale and colours for her room and cudos to Tinker by Printink Studio at Bowerbird Bazaar for the fabulous Garland I used create Annabelle's mobile. I'm so happy with how calm but cheerful and special I've been able to make her nursery... 

Welcome to the world Annabel Grace

So I indicated I'd be doing a lot of baking in this post ... well there was a 'bun in the oven' and (despite being ridiculous ill with morning sickness for most of the pregnancy among other battles) it's the best baking I've ever done!!

oh Baby!

welcome to the world my beautiful niece Sophie :)

... all going well, you'll have a cool little cousin to play with this September!

Big Decisions for a better life

I resigned from my job yesterday.

Activities for 2012

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I think that'll be a good start... hmm hahaha - but... at the same time - No forgetting the goal for New Years from the post below :)

New year...

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