Wagga Wagga to Worcestershire & back again
This week has not gone to plan. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be using my Sunday afternoon to write this post on my phone whilst sat in a hospital, but that’s exactly what I’m doing…
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After 12 months of gestating, birthing, recovering and learning to mother, my maternity leave period is coming to an end. This time next week I’ll be sat back at my desk at work and striving to find that sometimes seemingly impossible balance between being a wife and mother, having a career and maintaining a sense of self…
Today I’d like to introduce you to Paul Thomas, who arrived safe and sound on September 24th, weighing in at 2.8 kilograms (a touch over 6 pounds) and measuring 50cm (just shy of 20 inches)…
For a couple of months now, Adam and I have had a little secret. It’s been difficult to keep it to ourselves, but we’re in a place now where we’re comfortable to share our news…
This year I’m going to be lucky enough to enjoy Christmas with two families, in two countries, in two hemispheres. December the 25th will be spent in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia – Adam and I will be in our old home and we’ll share a festive meal with some of his distant family that live in town.
Our English family wanted to celebrate with us though before we flew back to Australia, so on December 3rd we had ‘early Christmas’…
Why are goodbyes so darn hard? In a few days time Adam and I will fly out of the U.K. and the last week or so has been a blur of wonderful catch-ups, meals and hang-outs with our England based friends and family…
Sometimes it feels like good news is hard to come by. Every time you switch on a television, log onto a computer, listen to the radio or open a newspaper there are tales of death, destruction and dire circumstances. Sometimes though, stories of celebration, of love and new life shine through the doom and gloom and it’s so nice celebrate them.
A few days after Adam and I announced our engagement, the newest member of our English family was born. A little girl, to Adam’s cousin and her husband…
One of the best parts of summer in England is the light. During the middle of ‘summer time’ (daylight saving time in Australia) there’s still light in the sky until almost 11pm. It means you can pack a whole heap more into each day and in clear weather, the golden hour you experience in the last two hours of so before sunset can be utterly breathtaking.
After a particularly enjoyable day out during our Cornwall holiday back in August, Adam myself and my family got sidetracked on our trip back to our accommodation…
Cornwall is a truly spectacular part of England, with the most stunning natural scenery. It also boats some pretty gorgeous coastal villages and over the August bank holiday weekend, I got to explore a few…
The August bank holiday is one of the most popular weekends in the United Kingdom for ‘getting away’. It falls at the end of summer (and the school holidays) and is often seen as a last hurrah before Autumn’s cooler, greyer days arrive.
When Adam and I realised my dad, mum and brother would be in England at the same time we decided to organise a weekend away involving our two families. So early last Friday morning, 20 people, plus Frank the Corgi made our way to Cornwall.
We managed to cram a lot into our long weekend, so I’m looking forward to sharing some of what we did over the next few weeks. Today though, we’re off to vast expanse of the Bodmin Moor…
Wattle and Ash 