Category Archives: Recommendations

A Little Ray Of Sunshine

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Jacinta

We were blessed with eight beautiful days in sunny Queensland this past week.  It was a much needed break from our everyday life.  Each day was filled with many adventures and swimming too.  As it is daylight much earlier in … Continue reading →

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Some Christmas Craft Inspiration

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Jacinta

While procrastinating having a break from doing some essential Christmas crafting, I stumbled upon a great collection of Christmas craft ideas.  I deemed it worthy of sharing here.  I hope it offers some inspiration to you.  Linky here. In the meantime, … Continue reading →

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Bella Vedere

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Jacinta

On Sunday, I was lucky enough to escape with a group of lovely women to a birthday brunch for a friend.  We went to a lovely venue called Bella Vedere in the Yarra Valley. Pulling into the driveway, we could … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon at St Erth

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Jacinta

We ventured to St Erth in Blackwood the other day to pick up the girls from my mum who had the girls in Ballarat for a sleepover.  It was a perfect spring day with gorgeous blue skies and the sun … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe Through the Tulips and the Daffodils!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jacinta

One thing about living in the hills is that we are spoilt for things to do in spring.  We have an abundance of bulb farms to visit and the girls always delight in such occasions.  We pass one on the … Continue reading →

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So It Seems…

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Jacinta

..another day has passed and I haven’t had a chance to sit down and write a blog post, meaningful or not!  It has been a rather crazy few days.  We are preparing to get our kitchen renovation underway and of … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Fabric Love

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Jacinta

I love to spread the message about good customer service and/or businesses.  I have to give a big thank you to Duckcloth.  I ordered some fabric yesterday afternoon and it was in my mailbox this morning.  Talk about efficient.  How … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Newest Addition

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jacinta

Here she is: She arrived today.  Tenneille loves squirrels (along with dragons and dinosaurs of course) and when I saw this squirrel on sale a while ago, I just knew one had to come and live at our house, well … Continue reading →

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I Wish I May, I Wish I Might

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Jacinta

Today the children and I spent a beautiful autumn day out with some lovely friends.  The sun was again smiling upon us (such a treat after months of hideous weather).  We went to Wilson Botanic Park in Berwick, Victoria.  My … Continue reading →

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We’re Back!

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Jacinta

We have just returned from a few days away camping with friends.  We went to Warburton, which isn’t too far from home, so that in itself made it worthwhile.  We camped in tents at the caravan park, right along side … Continue reading →

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