the smell of green

We've had lovely rain lately.

street seat

We went for a city walk and found: a big-issue seller with a lovely voice, some street-seats at the top of Centre Way, a very long queue to see the Myer Christmas windows, some new and completed street art, and our favourite curry house.

house-bound house-found 3 - sticky tape

And how about this little mixed collection of craftyness, reading practice and green found on the kitchen table?

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Sticky-tape- how it is loved in this house. There is nothing my girl cannot mend or create with a few bits and pieces and some sticky tape, which she much prefers to glue any day - so in case you're in need, here are a few sticky tape ideas: make a laptop with a plastic box, bits of paper and stickytape; stickytape a buckle back onto a broken shoe; stickytape a button to a door as a doorbell; stickytape a torn hat back together; stickytape some buttons to a small cardboard box to make a mobile; stickytape fabric scraps onto small dolls as clothes, make a sculpture from some stickytape, feathers and a large cardboard box ...

house-bound house-found 2

Ale's birthday star, Ella's skirt design, love bag, alphabet, bye-bye in chinese, Ella's jobs, cupboard of tiny found things, Blondie lyrics, and Proper Moments for Drinking Tea ...

christmas crafty plans (present ideas carefully hidden), collage dragon (from school), recipe for 'icky-sticky fruit pops', paintings, mandala

Folding girls, dolphins, people and stars - a project with Nana.

house-bound house-found

We are a little bit house-bound at the moment - and spending a lot of time in familiar spaces. So these pictures are of our everyday things, things I see all day everyday. The tour goes like this:

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Stop 1: inside the the dishwasher

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Stop 2: on the wall with the skillet and pan

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Stop 3: back to the dishwasher - the shiny side

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Stop 4: the big picture - whole kitchen

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one of each

examine and see

ring the bells

On a walk - we were invited to ring the bells - the tall standing bells at Birrarung Marr.

ring the bells that still can ring

forget your perfect offering

I am going to school

Orange hat, green hoody, lime dress, rainbow leggings, pink socks, red boots - tall little girl full of anticipation. We went to Ella's first school orientation visit - she was so keen and nervous and shy.

And just a moment ago: