10:1 Project
It seems that summer just doesn’t want to let go. Words: Melissa Schramm / Pictures: Robert Karacic <3Filed under: 10:1 Project
View ArticleSome titles we’re loving this week…
I know it’s ridiculously silly to buy books whilst travelling (especially when you’re technically only supposed to be taking carry-on) but whenever I’m in Melbourne I just can’t resist picking up a...
View ArticleMassive cardigan crush: I Love Mr. Mittens
I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with the weather here in Tassie. I definitely don’t miss the scorching hot, blindingly humid days I grew up with in Sydney, however a leeeetle bit of sustained...
View Article10:1 Project (a teeny bit late sorry!)
This week I plan to eat my weight in chocolate. Words: Melissa Schramm / Pictures: Robert Karacic <3Filed under: 10:1 Project
View ArticlePicture books we’re loving this week
Our little dot is starting to be a bit more attentive with picture books, sometimes we can even sit through an entire two pages (!). I’m loving having both my littles sitting on each knee, sharing a...
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You’re teetering on the edge, it could go either way. Words: Melissa Schramm / Pictures: Robert Karacic <3Filed under: 10:1 Project
View ArticleWhen your littles have a greater social life than you do…
Our little man started pre-kinder this year at an all-boys school that we are absolutely loving. He’s in a mixed pre-kinder/kinder class so he’s getting the right amount of challenging learning...
View ArticleThe mumming uniform
As a busy mum to two very busy littles it’s easy to slip into a routine of wearing a variation of pretty much the same thing every day. A mumming uniform of sorts. Mostly I’m ok with this, because...
View ArticleIt Might Be An Apple
It Might Be An Apple By Shinsuke Yoshitake You’re never too young to think outside the square, and when a picture book asks you to do precisely that you should snap it up, I think. It Might Be An Apple...
View ArticleMusings and literature to get us through a tough week
It’s been a bit of a tough week for my littles this week. We received some sad news that an elderly family member who had been very sick had passed away, and we all travelled up to Melbourne for his...
View ArticleLinen loving
It’s hard to escape the stereotypical tackiness that can sometimes be children’s interiors. You can try, but the tacky always seems to find you. This is no more true than when it comes to bed linen....
View Article10:1 Project
Before posting the latest addition to the 10:1 Project I thought I’d write another little explanation about what the project is all about, for those new to little loves. The 10:1 Project began as an...
View ArticleSome titles we’re loving this week
Jack and the Flumflum Tree Written by Julia Donaldson / Illustrated by David Roberts We really do adore Julia Donaldson books in our house. She has this magical ability to weave the most beautiful...
View ArticleYou beauty: the messy waves
I haven’t done a beauty post in a little while, mostly because I don’t really have any shiny new insights into this area given my lack of time / need for too many complicated beauty routines. I do...
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; seek it. Words: Melissa Schramm / Pictures: Robert Karacic <3Filed under: 10:1 Project
View ArticleRandom musings: The Home Day
It’s funny how what we like or find enjoyable seems to go round in cycles. Before having kids the idea of a home day was pure bliss – a gift for the perennially busy; in my case a little over-worked...
View ArticleSome titles we’re loving this week…
I’ve had a bit of a blogging hiatus of late – it’s been a really busy month plus I’ve got another little project in the works (more on that later), so not a lot of time has been had to actually sit...
View ArticleYou beauty: some very beneficial Benefit
I recently had a whirlwind trip to Sydney for my Grandmother’s 80th birthday. It was just my brother and I going (no kids!) so for the first time in forever I was able to sit on the plane and relax a...
View ArticleBook
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) this year celebrates its 70th Anniversary, and the theme for upcoming Book Week (22-28 August) is Books Light up our World. Little man’s imagination is...
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