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Gathered Threads

motherhood, Simple Living

why we like our kids to get messy.

I love to watch our girls engrossed. Engrossed usually within the process of something…there doesn’t even always have to be an end result.  Just simply the enjoyment of doing, creating. Left to their own devices, the vast… Read The Post

Abi, Family, motherhood

abi. at nine.

Abi, today you are nine. And somehow I can’t quite believe it. You who were so much awaited…a first. First child, grandchild, girl. You made me a mum. A little piece of myself in another… Read The Post

Family, motherhood, rhythms, Simple Living

simple living. carving out time.

When the weeks fly by and time seems to disappear, I find I crave peace…a simplicity that doesn’t seem to exist between the busyness of the school runs, the errands and the homeworks to be completed. As… Read The Post

Annabelle, Family, home, motherhood

annie at 7. a frozen party.

Annabelle, grow, Madeleine, motherhood

living simply. gardening.

  This was one of those impromptu activities that you actually realise they could spend hours on and they keep asking you to do for days after. I wrote here about the small things being… Read The Post

Family, motherhood, rhythms

the small things.

I remember reading a quote on Pinterest that really resonated with me…that when I read it, I realised that the small things are really the big things. I have mulled on this so much this… Read The Post

Family, motherhood, rhythms

easing back into school…reflecting.

This week after reading this article, I have endeavoured to create more space in our day for some routines that will help settle the girls back into some rhythms for school.There have been things that… Read The Post

Abi, Madeleine, sew, sewing with kids

kids that sew {3 easy cushions to make}

Now that the playhouse is nearing an end, we have a couple of things to sew to decorate it and make it cosy! I want to involve the girls in as many of these as I… Read The Post

Family, home, motherhood, rhythms

easing back to school; routines and rhythms

Johnny’s back at work and we have a bit of time before the girls are back. The summer is slowly slipping away and I’m glad we made the most of the opportunities to be free from… Read The Post

Family, food, Simple Living

Simple Living. foraging, recipes and a blackberry cobbler.

A day out on Monday turned into a bit of a blackberry hunt. It’s funny how sometimes, when you venture off the beaten track, it becomes the best part of the adventure; Johnny sneaked through… Read The Post