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Catching the Magic 4 weeks ago
Revisiting the Marlborough Food & Wine Festival - Nineteen years ago, on 14th February 1998, my then boyfriend proposed to me at the Marlborough Food and Wine Festival in New Zealand. It wasn’t overly romantic to any onlookers – simply a guy on one knee, kneeling on a random... Continue reading →
Catalina's Cottage 4 weeks ago
What I’m Learning - It has been an awfully long time since I have written ... And I've missed it. Here, this space, has always been where I've shared my creativity, feelings and thoughts. Life is one big learning adventure and sometimes we have to... Continue reading →
The Parenting Place 4 weeks ago
Beautiful oops – the value of mistakes - I have a favourite picture book which I love to read to children as it has such a positive and powerful message. Barney Saltzberg’s Beautiful Oops! is itself a work of art. [1] The book shows children that we can... Continue reading →Lulastic and the Hippyshake 4 weeks ago
Rants in the Dark (Parenting; the dark side and the dawn of change!) - Here’s something I struggle with the most as an online parent-y person: How to share the tougher parts of… The post Rants in the Dark (Parenting; the dark side and the dawn of change!) appeared first on Lulastic and the... Continue reading →
Mia Bella Passions 4 weeks ago
DIY Memo Clip it Board… - Use an old canvas to create a super cute memo board.All you do is:Paint over the image if you are using an old canvas as I have done. This is a 50x50cm canvas.Leave to dry.Glue (modpodge) decoupage paper... In your choice of design,... Continue reading →
Happy Mum Happy Child 4 weeks ago
Lego Tape?! - Lego Tape?! The latest thing to hit us parents is now lego tape. It’s currently in it’s crowdfunding stage through Nimuno Loops project on Indiegogo. Basically it’s a sticky tape that turns any surface into a Lego building site. Here it is... Continue reading →
Women Abiding 1 month ago
3 Reasons I Am Cautious To Tell People I’m From Israel - When you’re from the U.S.A., Switzerland, Brazil, Denmark, or Australia, you have no reason to fear telling people your nationality. These are just a few countries where the answer to “Where are you from?” is a non-issue. And why shouldn’t... Continue reading →
Happy Mum Happy Child 1 month ago
Super Basic Pasta Sauce Recipe - Super Basic Pasta Sauce Recipe Every now and then, I need a pasta sauce but don’t want to be bothered putting in all the effort to make a decent pasta sauce. Like that time your kids will only eat... Continue reading →
Happy Mum Happy Child 1 month ago
Today I Became The Shouty Mum - Today I Became The Shouty Mum 3pm and children are finishing school; they’re tired and emotions are high. My children, especially my girl, are no exception to this. Today I became the shouty Mum. My 5 year old was... Continue reading →
Alba Rosa 1 month ago
Twelve ways to use Lavender Essential Oil - Lavender is probably one of the most widely available and well-recognised of all the essential oils. Here are just a few ways it can be used.1. Lavender WaterIn a spray bottle combine 5 drops of lavender essential oil with 150mls... Continue reading →
Picnics and Playdough 1 month ago
Lunch for Tots: Coconut and Pineapple Pikelets - I've been experimenting with a new pikelet recipe - coconut and pineapple pikelets. They're super yummy and I've popped a couple in my little boy's lunch box today. They'd be even better warm, with some coconut yoghurt and fresh fruit.... Continue reading →
Catching the Magic 1 month ago
2017, I am here and I know it’s mid-March! - This is the longest time I’ve gone without blogging and, to be honest, I haven’t missed it. I’ve only felt slightly remiss for not having ‘documented’ everything so that I can look back on it in later years. The last... Continue reading →
Catalina's Cottage 1 month ago
Tuesday March 14th - Cancelled training sessions at the gym allowing time for outdoor biking adventures with a friend New finds in the city I have lived the majority of my life in A fall of my bike and bike rack off my car and minimal... Continue reading →
Kiwi Cakes 1 month ago
Coloured Easter chocolate bark from Kiwicakes - I decided to make some chocolate bark using our Easter Sprinkle Medley. I couldn't decided between properly moulded bars of free form so I decided to try both. I melted some Wilton candy melts and half I spooned in to a... Continue reading →
