I'm Baaaaaaaaaaaaack!

We're back from a fantastic week in Fiji!

It was lovely... the sun, warmth, beach, pool, food, the wonderful Fijians, I want to go back!!!



We stayed at the Shangri-la and although it was a little toooo kid friendly we really enjoyed it. We've been to Fiji before so it was nice to explore a new resort.


Will had a great time, especially at the pool. We went with my BFF, her husband and baby girl Isabella to celebrate our 30ths.

The Fijians loved Will and Isabella and would pick them up and cuddle them or grab their cheeks. All the food was fantastic, I can't say we enjoyed the flights there and back with an active 1 year old but at least it was only a short part of the whole holiday.

Back to reality today, Will was not happy when Glen drove off to work this morning, he just loved having his Dadda at his beck and call.

And I've got lots of backed up holiday orders to get out today, thank the Lord for my Mum who's coming over today to help out.

Anyway, how are you? How have you been? I can't wait to catch up with you all over the next few days.

Take care & glad to be back,

Leaving on a jet plane...

Good morning and happy Friday!

Just a little post to say 'Ta ta for now' as this will be my last post for a week or so as we are leaving on a jet plane this weekend- YAY!!!

image via here

Bags are half packed, Will's got his brand new passport ready to be stamped, the house is being taken care of and notices are up on my shops about the delay in dispatch over our holiday break.

So just wishing you a great weekend and week ahead and I'll look forward catching up with you all when we get back!

Take care,

Weekend away town tour

We had a fantastic weekend away. Glen took Friday off work and we travelled down to our family's holiday house (a little old beach cottage) down the south coast on Thursday for three days. My parents are spending the week down there and it was so nice to chill out with them and have three other sets of hands help look after William. I think he's teething and he's very clingy so it was great to have a bit of a break from the 24/7 baby-toddler demands.

On Friday Mum and Dad looked after Will and Glen and I took a drive inland about an hour to a little town called 'Kangaroo Valley' for lunch and window shopping. I hadn't been there for years and Glen had never been, so it was nice to visit somewhere new together. It's a beautiful old historic town which is nestled in a valley surrounded by hills of gum trees and luscious almost rain forest type bush.



Here is the famous Kangaroo Valley stone bridge. Only one car fits across at a time and it feels very rickety with wooden planks below you. There are old buildings which are now shops and cafes. The town has a very colonial feel with an old court house, post office, pub, church and little school etc.

This shop above 'The Nostalgia Factory' was my absolute favourite. I could have spent the whole day in there with lots of antiques and collectibles, beautiful housewares and kids knitted clothes.

On the way back to the house we stopped at our usual day trip town of Berry. We always go to Berry and Glen and I got engaged at a little coffee plantation B&B there more than 7 years ago now!

I chose my Mother's Day present there at the greatest little sewing shop called 'Sew and Tell'. I won't tell you what I got (it's packed away till Sunday) but I'm very excited. I told Glen I could easily spend $1,000 at Sew and Tell so I think he was quite happy to have gotten out of there with just the one purchase :)

I hope that you also had a great weekend and enjoyed my little town tour!
Have a great start to the week,