The Start of the Garden

When we made the move last year, we couldn't wait to start on the garden.  

However waiting is what we did, as we seemed to be busy every weekend with other things.  

Now that spring has rolled around, and we have had time to think about each garden space, 

we have started planting.  Roses, ranunculus, sweet peas...I have plans for many more.  

A little bit of colour in the garden is so lovely.  As is expired 600 Polaroid film.

What is planted in your garden? Happy weekending to you!

A note to Winter.

Dear Winter, 

Thank you for being so mild, for letting the sun shine through on crisp blue sky days, 

for keeping a lot of rain and wind away.  

Thank you for delivering just enough cold weather to make me really appreciate spring.  

Thank you for bringing us snow - SNOW!  

The winter illnesses we will forget, but the magical snowflakes that fell from the sky for 2 days, 

the snowman we built on the front lawn, that we will remember.

Winter, thank you......for being over.

August

Already?  Really?

Dear Santa...

please may I have some more Polaroid? I am down to my last pack of film.....

{The Globe}

{Ring Ring}

{The Imperial}

{The Hermes Baby}

{The Olivetti}

I believe in daydreams

Today we are...all still in our pj's....making up photo blocks for tomorrow's market....focusing on all of the positives for our move....trying not to let the doubt creep in...listening to great kiwi music...(Goldenhorse, Jess Chambers, Dave Dobbyn, Wellington Ukulele Orchestra, Woolshed Sessions)...daydreaming about the possibilities that lie ahead.....I believe in daydreams......do you?

Moving - in a daze

I am in a daze.  A hazy blurry fog.  We are moving to New Zealand.  And I am oh so excited.  And oh so scared.  I am from New Zealand, and it has always been in the back of our minds to move to be closer to my family and friends, for our kids to grow up in a tight knit community.  As many of you will know, without family or close friends in the same city, raising little ones (and also trying to nurture a small business!), is hard work.  But we kept putting it off, as we really do love Melbourne.  It's where we fell in love, where our children were born, where my dreams started to fly.... But after our trip in April, we both felt that the time is right, to swap the big city we love, for the country that we also love.  We have big dreams for our little family....most involving a back yard, bikes and a trampoline for the kids, a vegie garden, and kiwi accents...and for me - a studio, fields of wild flowers, and vintage props for my little business to grow.....

I know we are in for an emotional roller coaster, I think that is why everything feels so hazy.  I feel a bit like the red balloon in the polaroid, caught in a dream.....

So the Sisters' Market this Saturday (June 12) will be my final Australian market.  I will be keeping Etsy and Madeit open until mid July, then will be closing for a 3-4 week break while we move (I will post final dates when I have it all sorted).  If any of you are in Melbourne, I'd love to see you on Saturday. To say hello, and good bye.

My assistant

She takes it oh so seriously.

Dreams to reality

Is there anything better than seeing your dreams becoming a reality? Once upon a time, I began to dream of having my art stocked in real bricks and mortar shops...and so to be receiving queries from shops wanting to stock my work, well, it makes my heart sing...and dance! 

The boxes of photo blocks above have been shipped to my newest stockist, Nest in Penguin, Tasmania, and I hope they find wonderful new homes. 

{Please excuse the dark polaroid, somedays I just have to play with Sonny even though I know the sky is too dark!}

My Little Ladies

Could I be any more in love?

A little bit of loopiness....

The trees have been speaking to me again.  I know, I told you way back in the Spring, loopy.  It's just that we've been having the most amazing autumn weather ~ brilliant blue skies, warm mid day sun, and the trees....oh my goodness the trees!  Such colour, such fire - calling out to me - "look, look at us up here! Admire our leaves, the orange, the red, the yellow against the blue sky backdrop!  Quick, do it now, drive down the back streets, take a long walk around the neighbourhood, take a polaroid,

for soon we will be gone and the trees will be bare...."

And with the bare trees comes the cold. 

But we won't focus on that,
we'll put that thought away for another day,

and we'll walk around the block again soaking up the sun,
the blue sky, and the fire in the trees...

Time...

Don't wish it away,

don't look at it like it's forever.....

{Elton John}

On my table

{Morning Milk}

The Polaroid bug is back....I've had no film packs in the fridge since our NZ trip...until Mothers Day...my precious little monkies gave me some, how ever did they know?  ;)  Annabel helped me open the carefully wrapped present, and told me "it's for your camera, you can put it in the fridge" - the things they notice with their observant curious little minds.

{On My Table}

{Treasures}

Yesterday morning, still in my pj's, kids playing happily, the sun came out briefly, so Sonny and I had a little play.  All before 8am.  It was a perfect start to the day.

The favourites of today

Still scanning....still eating chocolate and trying to catch up....

as I scan my favourites change...

this series of 4 taken in the afternoon shadows of my parents country garden are the favourites of today.....

The country

I'm busy working on a few new projects, which I will be sharing with you all in the next few weeks.  

Both my Etsy and Madeit shops will be shut until Easter, while I immerse myself in all that is going on around me ~ family, friends, Christenings, hens night and wedding of one of my closest friends, more family, more friends, and more Polaroid opportunities than I have film for.
I will pop in to this space to share little snippets with you.  

Does anyone else the the country as much as I do.....
the wide open skies...
the blues and greens....
the wild flowers and long grass......
the fresh air.......

3 words...

I heart Melbourne