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January, 2013
- Right now I am … Sent Friday, January 11, 2013 whip up » Newsletter Camping on some wild coastline, going to the beach for daily swims, getting sunburnt and giving my feet and lets a good workout on some bush walks.Trying to get a little organised with our first week of our year long road trip adventure, finding a home for everything is a little tricky at times.Catching up with some friends and family, eating lots of good food, laughing and breaking up kiddo fights, playing cards, being annoyed by flies and freaking out at all […]
- Looking back at the year that was 2012 Sent Tuesday, January 1, 2013 whip up » Newsletter Looking back at the year, time to reflect. All up a good year -- what about you? Major events, changes, projects?It was a year of ups and downs for me. I wrote a book, made 12 (make that 14) quilts, wrote two book proposals, published 5 issues of Action Pack magazine, dreamed and planned for our trip away (a year of travel 2013 -- read about it here). I had a minor melt down, my daughter grew taller than me, I read lots of books, I turned 41 ... I crocheted, I […]
December, 2012
- Right now I am … Sent Thursday, December 27, 2012 whip up » Newsletter A tent in our kitchen -- everyone should have one!Thinking about friends and all the things I will miss by being away for a whole year.Urging myself to get organised. I have written copious lists, lists for camping, lists for renting our house, lists for packing our things, lists for homeschooling and traveling and budgeting ... lists, lists, lists.Contemplating what was for us a simple Christmas celebration ... games, family and good food. Marred only by a […]
- A handmade gift giving post Sent Wednesday, December 19, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Do you make some (all) of your gifts each year? Do you encourage your kids, family and friends to do the same. This time of year it is so difficult to get away from the commercialism of the season, it is inevitable that you will enter a toy shop at some stage ... being realistic myself I know that I won't be able to make all our gifts this year.But for those that do ... here are some free printable labels you might like to use. Click on the image to go to a print […]
- Action Pack :: Preschool Compilation Issue 2012 Sent Tuesday, December 18, 2012 whip up » Newsletter This compilation issue is a curated mix of projects from the first 2 years of Action Pack.These projects have been specially chosen to appeal, and be appropriate for, the 3-6 year old pre-schooler age -- and their parents.These projects will enable pre-schoolers to explore craft, cooking, science and the outdoors in a fun, messy and interesting way.Parents will be required to closely supervise these projects, assist where required, help set up the space and […]
- Several things Sent Thursday, December 13, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Just a few things that are on my mind and on my to-do list. [In preparation for a year long road trip -- count down 4 weeks to go]Tax ... almost have this ticked off, just a few things to finish off before sending it off to my accountant.New homes ~ Piano ... hopefully we have someone willing to give our old and heavy piano a new home. Ditto to our Muscovy duck family, looking for a new home for them right now. Freecycle is great isn't it?! (we also just found a […]
- A handmade gift giving post Sent Thursday, December 6, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Giving handmade gifts at this time of year can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand it is so lovely to devote yourself to handmade gift giving, on the other hand where did all the time go?!You might want to make a big batch of these ginger cookies -- wrap them in pretty ribbon and give half a dozen to all your friends -- also makes a great hostess or teacher gift! This ginger snap cookie recipe is from the Celebration mega issue of Action Pack from […]
November, 2012
- The year is nearing a close … can you feel it? Sent Thursday, November 29, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Can you feel the energy that this time of year brings? There is almost a vibration in the air as everyone gears up for end of year events, school performances, end of year concerts, parties, dinners, picnics and pool parties for some and snow days and fireside warm drinks for others. It feels so frantic but exciting and fun too. There are secretive packages being stowed, and holiday cooking in action, the tree and decorations come out, holiday drinks are […]
- It is the little details that make up the big picture Sent Thursday, November 22, 2012 whip up » Newsletter Right now I am immersed in a pile of boxes. Packing for our one year road trip (Jan 2012 to Jan 2013). Packing up the house to go into storage is not a simple process, I have been sorting and purging at the same time, but still the stuff that we have collected since we moved here just over 10 years ago is incredible. When we first moved in we had a 1 year old baby, now we have 2 very close to teenage kids -- and they sure do have a lot of stuff -- and none of it […]
- Action Pack Magazine: Family Apothecary Sent Thursday, November 15, 2012 whip up » Newsletter NEW edition of Action Pack Magazine – for EVERYONE!Family Apothecary – 50+ pages of salves, lotions, balms and crafty projects!This is an e-magazine - you will receive a download link to a high quality printable pdf [you can save the file to your hard drive and access it, read, and print it anytime and you can view the pdf on a Tablet or iPad]. This issue is pretty amazing - if I do say so myself :) My family and I have had such a lot of fun experimenting and […]
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