This week I've read a few and seen a few things that made me pause and wonder (and one of them made me cry). So a few links for your Friday night entertainment: 2014 Sony World Photography Awards Shortlist - some stunning photos on here, that left me wanting to know more about their backstories. …
World Nutella Day
I'm interrupting these lack of updates and slightly neglected blog (did you notice that I got halfway through a re-brand and then got distracted again?) for this important news - today is World Nutella Day. If you have a jar of nutella in the house, better go grab a spoonful right now. My preferred method …
Eating local
I just finished reading this post on Eating Locally by Cityhippyfarmgirl. The challenge is to eat locally one meal a month. I thought at first, "I can do that!" Then to think about it a bit more - how local is local? Even the local farm food boxes that I'm thinking of signing up for …
A Cup of Tea With Me
Pip has posted a little interview for her November students (which includes me!) to do - A Cup of Tea With Me. 1. name, state and a bit about what you do on a daily basis (work/parent/art/etc!) My name is Alissa, I live in Brisbane in Queensland. I am a toddler wrangler on a daily …
A simpler Christmas
We're doing a scaled back version of Christmas this year - the little one won't cope with our usual busy day, and with not working, I don't have much money to buy presents. But that's making for a much less stressful time. I'm trying to do some hand crafted presents, and some baking over the …
Mumma, Did You Know? 