Little Miss Gappy

She’s very proud can you tell? She’s also slightly creepy like her mother and won’t give them up, not for any not real fairy thing (we have never done the Santa/Tooth fairy thing. In fact we have had to promise Lani that they weren’t real because she was so scared of them, freaky little things [...]


My Place &Yours- Favourite Shoes

Yup sorry but mine are icky old hiking shoes. I have had them since year 9 and I adore them. When Lani saw what photo I was putting up she said  “Um, Mum some of the other people might put up photo’s of high heel shoes” Sorry Lani this might just be another one of [...]


There’s a Fraction to Much Friction

I found the kids outside playing with off cuts of wood. Most of their play involved rolling and sliding things down planks of wood so I thought it a good opportunity to talk to them about the science behind their play. The discussion really held their interest. We talked about the effect that friction has [...]


Masterchef ala Wombat Stew

There has been a lot of backyard culinary creativity going on around here. Lani, Eli and Lilly have all been totally hooked on MasterChef and Lani is thrilled that Adam her favourite since about half way through took out the honours last night. She would like to be a fan of Japanese food (which Adam [...]


Wombat Stew

We took the kids to see the Gary Ginivan musical production of Wombat Stew. It was written up as: A Brand New “Gooey, Brewy, Yummy, Chewy” Aussie Musical For Kids! It deserved the exclamation mark. Wombat Stew the Musical opens on a stage glowing with the vibrant colours of the Australian bush. The rich ochre [...]