Five things about Fairy Wren Cottage that you may not know. 1. When we bought the cottage there was shag-pile carpet in the kitchen and toilet. 2. There was no hot water service as such, just a large bucket like contraption on the roof that collected rain water and somehow heated up – not really […]

Five things you may not know. 1. All the photos I share are taken here at Fairy Wren Cottage by me. 2. I am a self taught photographer. Michael is a trained photographer and in the past has sold his work at Salamanca Market, Evandale Market and galleries in Tasmania. Every now and again I […]

It feels like we have had the wind knocked out of our sails. Not testing positive for anything, and grateful, that what we have had has been just that and nothing more. My heart, as always, goes out to everyone who has been effected far worse. The cottage is cosy, we have healthy food to […]

  I came across a question I was asked when I did a Q & A on Instagram awhile back. Question: How do you keep yourself motivated? Answer: I take great pleasure in proving the doubters wrong! My injury is very limiting. When I can do things it is all action stations. And having periods […]

It’s 4am Sunday morning and I have been lying in bed for the last hour and a half thinking about the 2 metres (yes, 2 metres) of rainfall parts of Australia have had since January. The very same areas that are experiencing that amount of rainfall also experienced the devastating bush fires a couple of […]

Michael and I decided before Liliana was born that we wanted to make sure we celebrated family birthdays together. Three things really influenced my decision. The first was hearing about Michael’s sister and brother in-law always taking the day off work to celebrate each others birthdays and their daughters birthdays. Hi Ezra if you are […]

Have you seen the Dishcloth tutorial I shared previously?  It is an easy how-to with a very basic pattern good for: Beginners. More experienced crafters who want a quick easy project and get several dishcloths made without having to follow a pattern. During these times I’m looking for an easy project that doesn’t take much […]

Good. Better. Best. Rate your routines. Are your routines working for you? For me a routine is: that lead up time to meal time or a situation that occurs regularly, eg. going to school or work. If the energy during the routine is feeling clunky and stressful, the outcome not matching the energy going into […]

For us, a cosy, tidy home is steadying and reassuring especially when everything else going on in the world at the moment can feel unsettling. I want to make things easier for our family, and together we have worked out easy systems and routines that aren’t time consuming and flow with the day. It makes […]