This is what Crayton and I talked about today…that the only thing that matters is that we are happy, healthy and here. Above and beyond that is all bonus. All the hours I wasted worrying about the stoopid stuff that Does Not Matter, I can’t go back and do them over but I can, and do, approach life a little differently these days. I just love the freedom in not caring as much – I’m a self proclaimed expert in filtering out the insignificant like never before. We plan to make Happy, Healthy and Here our new catch-cry around here. I like it.

Speaking of really happy, I can’t tell you how great today was! Finally this month, after years of waiting, our gorgeous friend Laureen and her lovely family arrived on holiday from Canada and we got to meet up! Kate’s brood also joined in for a beautiful afternoon at the beach where all our kids made for a lot of happy noise and chaos. Laureen is a super talented photographer with a camera bag well worth stealing – I’m pretty sure she’s got some lenses in there Canon don’t even know they’ve made. You can imagine the shop talk with us three girls together in one place.

Earlier in the day, my Macey borrowed my camera and declared he thought it was pretty fun being “photo boy”. I think he does a great job considering the camera weighs more than him! Ivy was not well today but still manages to look cute – don’t you love her toddlernap hair?

This makes me laugh.

This makes me swoon.

Lastly, already being at the beach on such a glorious day, it was the perfect place for Monique & Tony’s shoot with Sam & Oli. How gorgeous are these boys? (Click for correct resolution).

A lovely way to end my lovely day!

S xx

What I saw: This positively gorgeous bunny from Danish company, Maileg. I’m not a stuffed animal kinda girl, not even as a child did I find them appealing but this is something totally irresistable – it was so big, amazing quality and those crochet shoes! I love bunnies and I love vintage so I was instantly smitten. Cheap, she was not so there she stayed. Sigh.
I then found on their website a Princess and The Pea..it’s one of my favourite kids stories so it’s another lust-have item. (I just can’t imagine that bed arriving in one piece from Denmark).

Then of course I did the obligitary Ebay scout and found the perfect thing – an angel princess! She even has red spotty shoes and her wings are detachable. She’s winging her way from the UK to me now :)

Also needed to get this and this for Ivish. She won’t normally do denim but I figured the frill might just get a look in. The coat – what’s not to love? Both from Big by Fiona Scanlan.

Welllll, you’d shop for her too if she looked at you like this:

(Pics courtesy of Buckets and Spades and Miss Kate.)

I also acquired some antique bone handle knives, heatwheats shaped like animals for the kids, the lastest copy of Frankie, a pretty nightie and some fine wine. Got to be happy with that :)

S xx

S x

I do love the sounds of tyres on our gravel driveway before 8.00am – it always means the courier is about to hand me a box of Beauty Full and I can never be sure just where it’s coming from. I’m lucky enough to receive all manner of wonderful things from far away friends I’ve never met – I just wish I had enough time in the day to share them all here. One such box recently arrived from dear Krysta who knows I can’t resist a decent frock – it came complete with matching beanie and card with a picture of kneesox! Heaven in a box :)

Although it’s what we call Winter here, I had to pop it on Ivy on the weekend just to get a dose of Summertime and a few photos. Thankyou Krysta for the gorgeous frock and thankyou Ivy for the gorgeous you.