This is something that I was really quite pleased with myself about. I saw this idea online last year, maybe at this website or maybe somewhere else, and remembered for this year. I wasn't quite sure if Little F would be too into it, but I thought I'd make it up and see. The local Spotlight …
Category: Toddler
Friends, babies, cake
Today we had a lovely day - my friend's son was was baptised in a solid old brick church with stained glass windows, and then we celebrated after with a BBQ in a park by the Brisbane River. We chatted, the children played together, and there was cake. Tim and I were asked to be …

Sunflowers galore
I decided to harvest a few sunflowers today. I'm having problems with the moneymaker tomatoes and I was wondering if the sun flowers were blocking too much light. So with my toddler apprentice in tow, off I went to chop a few down. I managed to keep all falling flowers off the toddler, so that …
Dog and Bird Water the Garden
This is another book post, although for the littler set than the last one. Dog and Bird Water the Garden is another library read that I picked one while I was doing one of my child accompanied library trips, which means that I whizz past the shelves at the speed of a fast toddler, grabbing …
Interesting times
We went away to visit friends in Mt Isa, and I was planning a few blog posts on gardening in harsh climates, but our plans were derailed when Little F became unwell. We decided to take him to the local hospital where his condition became worse, and he and I were soon whisked off to …