Hi! How are the school holidays treating you? Have you done anything fun? Made anything special? I've loom knitted two cowl scarves, which is quite an achievement for a woman who claims to loathe craft! My motives for taking up knitting weren't entirely pure though - I was just trying to keep my hands busy and distract myself from the constant stream of food that was on offer while we were ...
Cooking
the Poona Camping Women's Association
Last week the Cooker clan headed to Poona for our annual visit. It's no accident that our visit coincided with the annual general meeting of the Poona CWA (Camping Women's Association). There was a lot of sitting and talking: a productive meeting by any committee's standards. The meeting was called to order at morning tea time. Absentees were noted. There was no agenda. Someone moved that ...
where to eat in Southern Queensland Country
There were a few places we visited in Southern Queensland Country that didn't have any telephone service, so I'm certain the good folk of the region will understand that technical difficulties prevented me from bringing this post to you last Monday. This is the second post of three posts I'm bringing you about my time exploring the Southern Downs as a guest of Southern Queensland Country Tourism ...
a mother's camping prayer
Now I lay them down to sleep and wash in a bucket before collapsing in a heap. May the tent be not so bright, that we’re awake at very first light. May their midnight toilet requests be few, better still may we coordinate our treks to the loo. May thoughts of mates at neighbouring sites distract them from their itchy bites. Finally may their memories of friends and hugs triumph over rain ...
I'm Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party
Hello from beautiful Poona, where the the wifi to sandfly ratio is at an all time low! We're having a beaut time, the kids are spending their days getting filthy and running amok and I'm perfecting my crab cooking skills! How are the school holidays treating you? My favourite post from last week's I'm Pinning Around Pinterest Link Party was Mrs D plus 3's post about blogging etiquette. I chose ...
school holiday rules {free printable}
There are two kind of parents in this world: those that love the school holidays and those that loathe them. I am both of these parents. The first week I'm all 'look at us still wearing our pyjamas at 10am, painting a hundred watercolour unicorns and not leaving the house all day'. By the second week, the bickering and whinging has got to me and I start counting the moments until the school ...