The last of summer: a week in pictures

a busy beautiful week full of dinners with friends,

birthday parties and trips to the river exploring woody glades and

rocky riverbanks with the cousins.

Relishing these last blissful summer days.

(photos courtesy of Mollie Robinson)

~ THIS WEEK {AND AN FEW MISSING ONES TOO} ~

1. This baby is already a bit of a regular on the cafe scene

2. Beautiful Billy

3. Big, long, delish dinners; full of laughter, food and loads of family - perfect combinations

4. My man and I (someone is less than impressed with getting his picture taken by the look of it)

5. Would you check out that HAT! (and the baby... oh the cuteness!!)

6. This guy. One of the best dad in the business. My kids are blessed to have him as their father and I am super blessed to get to do life with him by my side. I hope he had an amazing fathers day... we loved spending it with him.

7. Speak evil of no one... avoid quarraling... be gentle and show perfect courtesty. A brilliant way to live life.

Loving that spring has sprung and September is here. 

Oh yeah... see ya later stinky old winter.

Would someone please explain where this year has gone though?! I just can't get my head around the fact that 9 months have passed since this happened.

Joining in with the lovely Em from the Beetleshack for the weekly stills collection

xx 

~ THIS WEEK {LAUGHTER, TEARS AND AIRPORTS} ~

1. Daphne in full bloom. I just don't tire of this flower.... it's in every room of our home.

2. G&T's with my sister in law after the best surprise EVER visit all the way over from Aussie... joining all the rest of Tim's family who were home for a visit. A rare time of togetherness with no one missing.

3. Heartbreaking farewells

4. Gorgeous new boots - Finally!!

5. This little guy is desperate to stand up!! Noooooooo

6. Tree lined entrance to our neighbouring city.. a gloomy day to match our gloomy mood as we drove to the airport to farewell our family making their way back to their respective countries.

7. We sat atop the bluff after an emotional time at the airport. Eating pizza in the car and we calmed as we watched the ocean 

~

Although so sad having to say goodbye I am at the same time so so happy as my mama arrives back in the country tonight after travelling for the last four months.

Whoop whoop

Joining in with the Beetleshack for the weekly stills 

(arghhh... grainy grainy photos!)

~ weekly stills {a catch up edition} ~

               1. Bonfire

               2. My newest teenager and his grandad

               3. Birthday pizza at our local

               4. The only way this one will sleep

               5. Bliss

               6. Best love note ever

These days I feel like I am lost in a thick fog of exhaustion. Sleepless baby nights and sick children are taking their toll. I am off to stock up on some heavy duty multivitamins and a good eye cream. 

xx

Linking in with Em at the Beetleshack 

~ this week ~

1. Making: Cupcakes... kinda proud of my first effort!

2. Feet up... perfect holiday pastime

3. Hard working boys... cleaning out dads shed

4. Nothing like flowers from my man

5. Brother love*

Joining in with the Beetleshack for the weekly stills collection

xx

(*again... terrible grainy photo but I would rather look back on a record of our weeks than be worried about quality of photos and people's opinions of them and have nothing)

~ this week ~

1. It's been a wet and stormy week... perfect for fires and hot chocolates

2. Surrounding myself in happy yellowness and bringing sunshine inside *

3. Playing peek-a-boo in the mirror... rainy day fun

4. Cousins all the way from Taiwan! Pizza and movie night.. Yah!

5. Winter warmness... complete with thrifted woolens**

6. I've been sick... this is the worst!

Joining in with the Beetleshack for the weekly stills collection

*I was lucky enough to win this giveaway over at Mend and Make New and this candlestick is what I chose.  Thank you Jamie Kay!

** apologies to all my Instagram followers who are seeing some of these photos for a second time and for the grainy awful photos... still battling away on my phone camera for the time being.

~ this week ~

               1. Freezing frosty mornings and glorious sunny days... 

               2. Favourites in the nursery (Cowboy gifts by Tiny Eyes and 
                    Mend and Make New) and bunny night light 

                   

               3. Coffee dates in the office

               4. Beautiful fragrant violets 

               5. Our abundant lime tree

               6. Guess who is sitting now!

Joining in with The BeetleShack for the weekly stills collection

xx

~ this week ~

Weekly Stills

          1. Life is Beautiful - a wonderful reminder when days are tough

          2. Sad baby - a day of babywearing and loads of smoochy cuddles

          3. A years worth of meat from our own cow. Love our {partial} self-sufficient life

          4. A welcome parcel in my mailbox from the lovely folk over at Bliss in a teacup

          5. Our mantel with my favourite shoe collection

          6. Love Kindness. Walk Humbly

Joining in with the lovely Em from the Beetleshack for the weekly stills collection