where does time go my little poppet?

Sometimes you are so independant, happy and keen to go off on your own, to discover new things....

Then, you are just a babe again in my arms, tired, and wanting a cuddle.

I'll cherish these days always.

x

snaps from the Bream Creek country fair

Last Sunday, we enjoyed a great family day at the Bream Creek country fair ~ I loved this day!

Character filled and full of characters, I reckon it's a slice of pure Tasmania.  Can't believe we actually missed the woodchopping...but this last pic is a compressed sand, wood fired oven - pretty neat!  We watched the fellow work on it all day, and if memory serves me correctly, he told me it was made from

 2 tonne of sand. 

(Now, I am off to do some work!  My blogging posts are getting rarer these days, it seems time is somehow becoming compressed too!)

Hope you are having a lovely week peeps.

♥

ye ol' fashioned fun fair

This is the one I hang out for all year...the Tarremah Spring Fair....this year was especially sweet when Bethany got to go into the Children's Tent all by herself and pick something(s) out, (all by herself).   The music, the food, the atmosphere, the homemade lovelieness...perfect.

adornment...

family fun...

surprises...

reach for the sky...

challenges won...

xo

my creative space - birthday celebrations

So, what have you been up to? 

 Last weekend was huge for us, actually all last week was, I have so much to blog about, and yet no time to share it!

I made B's birthday crown...was quite pleased with how it turned out, my first attempt at embroidery, or at a crown for that matter...a chain stitch for the 'B', and some lazy daisy's on the side.  I used beautiful quality 100% wool felt from Germany...you can get that from Lyrebird in Hobart.  Making it double thickness, meant that it was a bit more stand upish.

 A party in the park is where you can keep things simple....

Morning tea, a treasure hunt, teddy bear toss, and bubbles...and of course the older kids played cricket.    I strung out some longish bunting, but forgot to take pics of that!

My only regret is not hanging out any balloons....I think I was trying to make an eco statement, but really next year I am going to try and get some biodegradable ones in time!

treasure hunt

birthday cake

teddy bear toss - the best game

who's a tired little girl now?

Pop over to Kirsty's, won't you?... for other 'my creative space' posts other peeps are making!

(As I write this, I am pretty sure that my little girl has another uti, so we are dashing off to the doctor's in a few hours; more mother guilt x.)

happy birthday my little bonsai girl....

you love anything tiny, and you are my special treasure...you complete our family circle, you add joy and brilliance to our lives...yelllow is your favourite colour, and that is the colour of sunshine, which is so true of your sunny disposition.  You are funny, gorgeous, quirky, earthy, sometimes introspect, sometimes sensitive to others.  You are growing, learning, feeling, being.   You are our blessing.

Happy 3rd birthday.

I still remember the day you were born with clarity and joy.

And, yet here we are today...people have stopped asking me whether you were a premie baby or not, (you weren't, you were just little, a perfect package) and I've started wishing that time would freeze...

xo