Today in my series of posts "Inspirational Pins", I bring you another Easter Inspirational board. This time with lots of grassy green, fresh florals and hidden eggs! Tomorrow, I will show you my Easter Palette.
Have a sweet day!
A Natural Easter
Today in my series of posts "Inspirational Pins", I bring you another Easter Inspirational board. This time with lots of grassy green, fresh florals and hidden eggs! Tomorrow, I will show you my Easter Palette.
Have a sweet day!
under the boardwalk
I took these during an early morning walk along the beach. I really love getting out & about as a family of four, exploring, capturing & spending time together without having to worry about hanging out the next load of washing! It is so good to have time together & it is a plus that my husband is so encouraging & enjoys supporting me on my photographic journey. My girls are also good at spotting photo moments & will often say 'Hey Mum, take a picture of this' I am so thankful.
Daddy's Little Cycling Stars
My husband lives and breathes cycling. He owns two bicycle stores here on the Central Coast so he works with bikes all day. When he comes home, he watches all the cycling he's recorded on Foxtel and more often than not then goes off riding or racing his own bike in the evening. He talks cycling. He reads about cycling. When he's not actually cycling, he's thinking about cycling.
Cycling cycling cycling.
I like cycling too. Just not as much. I used to a bit more, and maybe I will one day again, but these days I prefer 'cycling' in the confines of a hot, sweaty, dark room fitted out with glow in the dark paint. aka the Spin room at the gym. I don't have as much time on my hands for outdoor pursuits these days. Or rather, I don't make the time. Let's not make excuses.
But yesterday, I made an exception.
Dan is not one to let the fact that we have a two year-old plus a small baby only recently able to sit on his own get in the way of a family cycling adventure. That's why he came home with this:
It's a trailer that connects onto the back of a bike. This one comfortably seats both our children, side by side. Fern and Elli absolutely love sitting in there watching the world go by (well, Fern watches the world, Elli just watches Fern!) ... they talk to one another and shout out orders to daddy to go faster. And this thing literally stops traffic. We get thumbs up from motorists and I've seen a few drivers almost break necks swivelling their heads around 360 degrees to get a geezer of the guy in professional riding getup sporting his two little kids on the back of a trailer... And as I ride my own bike behind Dan and the trailer, what absolutely melts my heart is the sight of Fern's arm, wrapped around Elliott's shoulders holding him upright.
We can't wait til Fern and Elliott can ride a 'real' bike and we can all go out together... Fern has been sitting on the back of Dan's bike since she was six months old and barely big enough to keep a helmet on her head! It's becoming a bit of a Sunday afternoon tradition to get out there and feel the wind in our hair... a tradition that can only get better as the kids get older and are eventually able to pedal their OWN bikes, most probably faster than we can!
Yes, I'm dreaming of a time we can all meander romantically along the waterfront on a sunny day with baskets laden with picnic food... but I can't help but think Dan might be harbouring a slightly more ambitious dream for his children:
Yes folks, Dan has brought home the complete Central Coast Cycling Club kit consisting of jerseys and knicks for both our children, including one who cannot yet walk. Yep. But apparently he can ride?!? Proud daddy, much? And between you and I, it was kind of cute....
To my little cycle-super-stars of the future -- hurrah!
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Cycling cycling cycling.
I like cycling too. Just not as much. I used to a bit more, and maybe I will one day again, but these days I prefer 'cycling' in the confines of a hot, sweaty, dark room fitted out with glow in the dark paint. aka the Spin room at the gym. I don't have as much time on my hands for outdoor pursuits these days. Or rather, I don't make the time. Let's not make excuses.
But yesterday, I made an exception.
Dan is not one to let the fact that we have a two year-old plus a small baby only recently able to sit on his own get in the way of a family cycling adventure. That's why he came home with this:
It's a trailer that connects onto the back of a bike. This one comfortably seats both our children, side by side. Fern and Elli absolutely love sitting in there watching the world go by (well, Fern watches the world, Elli just watches Fern!) ... they talk to one another and shout out orders to daddy to go faster. And this thing literally stops traffic. We get thumbs up from motorists and I've seen a few drivers almost break necks swivelling their heads around 360 degrees to get a geezer of the guy in professional riding getup sporting his two little kids on the back of a trailer... And as I ride my own bike behind Dan and the trailer, what absolutely melts my heart is the sight of Fern's arm, wrapped around Elliott's shoulders holding him upright.
We can't wait til Fern and Elliott can ride a 'real' bike and we can all go out together... Fern has been sitting on the back of Dan's bike since she was six months old and barely big enough to keep a helmet on her head! It's becoming a bit of a Sunday afternoon tradition to get out there and feel the wind in our hair... a tradition that can only get better as the kids get older and are eventually able to pedal their OWN bikes, most probably faster than we can!
Yes, I'm dreaming of a time we can all meander romantically along the waterfront on a sunny day with baskets laden with picnic food... but I can't help but think Dan might be harbouring a slightly more ambitious dream for his children:
Yes folks, Dan has brought home the complete Central Coast Cycling Club kit consisting of jerseys and knicks for both our children, including one who cannot yet walk. Yep. But apparently he can ride?!? Proud daddy, much? And between you and I, it was kind of cute....
To my little cycle-super-stars of the future -- hurrah!
Sweet Challenge & Cancun Photos
I'm participating in The Paper Mama's Challenge this week: Sweet.
My niece sleeping soundly on her mom poolside. She is too sweet.
I've posted another version (angle and edit) of this picture just recently but I just love it.
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My niece sleeping soundly on her mom poolside. She is too sweet.
I've posted another version (angle and edit) of this picture just recently but I just love it.
I have a lot of photos from our vacation to Cancun, but I won't go overboard, here are just a few of the fun we had:
Well maybe I did go a little overboard :) We had a great time!
A Pretty Pale Easter
This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you pretty Pale Easter treasures with these gorgeous pics. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.
Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (From left to right):
- The wonderful Easter Rabbit Tree by London Mummy
- The ever so cute Easter Bunny Cozy by Yvestown
- The adorable Bunny buttons by jnhkrawczyk
- The sweet Lavender Bunny Feltidermy by Girlsavage
Have a sweet day!
The Ideal Home Show 2011 report
- Glamorous Bedroom cushions
- Glamorous Bedroom bird cage memo board
- Glamorous Bedroom pink lantern
- Glamorous Bedroom wallpaper
Yesterday I visited the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court in London. After collecting my press pass I went straight through to the bustling hall of inspiration. I loved the Glamourous boutique-style bedroom set against the Palais Chinois wallpaper and deep blue, Bluebell Hill coloured walls. The warm metallics lifted with touches of hot pink. The bed scattered in lovely cushions, like the flock design cushions from Lombok and the Fuscia pink velvet cushions from Primrose and Plum.
I of course loved the vintage style bird cage memo board as I have recently bought one that I have painted in a duck egg blue and is hanging on my kitchen wall. Oh, and the Charlotte petal table in silver from Brissi was so vintage pretty.
I loved the unusual colour combination. The spotty bird house and pink house lantern looked cute on the white shelf and the flutter butterfly wall art looked effective above the tree coat stand adorned in multicolour fairy lights.
I loved the use of the Ecochic wallpaper in the bathroom and bright lime hints.
In the Ideal shopping section, Koko Kids caught my eye with their ever so cute deer light and bright oversized paper pom poms. Cute red bus fairy lights, funky cool Rob Ryan bunting and I love London prints. Forever England had the most exquisite bedspreads in pretty florals and fresh stripes. The ever so cute cupcake soaps from the Soap Boutique. Sass & Belle was a riot of colour and cuteness from the Russian doll bookends, reels of rik rak to the owl money boxes and mushroom salt and pepper sets.
There were plenty of sweet treats on sale but the pretty display of macarons and giant meringues from Comptoir Gourmand really caught my eye. For all manner of pick'n'mix sweets, fudge and candy there were the tables and tables of Gilchrists Confectionary. The pretty cupcakes come courtesy of Katy's cupcakes who had the cutest cupcakes with iced little pig pinks and cheeky monkeys atop a swirl of chocolate buttercream.
Have a sweet day!
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