tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72273504748148044742024-02-08T15:53:19.926+11:00and the treesjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-4358528594375919632016-02-18T12:33:00.000+11:002016-02-18T12:33:33.986+11:00Elves in the Wardrobe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">As a, ahem, Photographer in Bellingen, I feel completely blessed to have the opportunity to do so many varied shoots. I take photos of flowers, huts, bands, brides and grooms, food, festivals and yes gorgeous little people wearing fun and practical organic clothing. I know it has been an embarrassingly long time since I have been around these parts but I have so many excuses it might just get boring to read through them all. Sooooo to distract you all I thought I would show you some pretty pics from my latest shoot. It was for a new business set up by a family in town, perfectly named <a href="https://www.elves-in-the-wardrobe.com.au/" target="_blank">Elves in the Wardrobe</a>. I think the clothes are ridiculously gorgeous, full of bright colours, pixie bonnets and sweet designs. This shoot was particularly fun as I got to have a great chat with the parents whilst running around after these beautiful little beings. I really do feel so very blessed after each shoot, so very grateful that I get to do this in my life, I absolutely love it. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">disclaimer - Yes I was paid for the shoot but I chose to do this blog post out of pure love and enthusiasm and a desire to help a fellow parent succeed in a small business in a tiny town. </span></span><br />
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<br />jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-51726162940027253902015-09-05T10:58:00.000+10:002015-09-05T21:47:39.936+10:00homeA few rare moments captured without some of the clutter of daily life. xx<br />
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I have written this post quite a few times both here and in my head. Such a time between posts needs a lot of explaining but quite frankly I can't explain my absence other than being totally consumed with life and other things;including a new part-time job <a href="http://www.kombuwholefoods.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a>, (which is lots of fun), loads of photography work (wonderful), as well as time spent with children, friends, family, hibernating and enjoying the simplicity of not renovating a house on top of it all (yes we finished, we survived and life is great). </div>
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So, I will say not much more (for now) and let the photos sum up moments from the last six months or so, yes I have even delved into the Christmas holidays as there were photos I just couldn't resist including. </div>
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Our home got well and truly warmed for Scott's 44th, unfortunately this also included one broken ankle, a sprained knee, a computer that got a fair dose of a cocktail, sticky floors and cleaning up around people at 3.30am, needless to say plenty of fun was had.<br />
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A much needed weekend away at South West Rocks, thanks so much to the generosity of our dear friends Koo and Roo. What a special place to stay, delightful.<br />
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A birthday celebration and a most magnificent housewarming of our dear loved ones; Amy, Steve, Peppa and their beautiful new bub Lily (who is my favourite baby at the moment, we have a romance going on and it is gorgeous).<br />
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Keeping our amazing forests and local environment spray-free, we have had some small successes but it is an ongoing battle...grrrrr.<br />
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Another great shoot with these <a href="https://instagram.com/margariteandrosa/" target="_blank">lovelies</a> for the beautiful online mag <a href="http://theplanthunter.com.au/people/interview-raquel-trejo-of-margarite-rosa/" target="_blank">Planthunter,</a> exciting.<br />
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I had the great honour of shooting one of my favourite bands; <a href="http://www.honeyandknives.com/" target="_blank">Honey & Knives</a>, great music and absolutely beautiful people, check them out, especially if you are going through a break-up, such empowering and inspiring get over it tunes.<br />
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If you ever hear a whisper about these guys being anywhere near you, check them out, a beautifully hysterical family circus; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thepittsfamilycircus" target="_blank">The Pitt Family Circus</a>.<br />
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Beautifulness and the aforementioned baby Lily.<br />
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Photo shoot for a new side project of Scott's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jealouswolfe" target="_blank">Jealous Wolfe</a>.<br />
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Check out the film clip we made.<br />
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The most magnificent <a href="http://jenngrant.com/" target="_blank">Jenn Grant </a>(one listen and you will be hooked, absolutely magical). </div>
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Spending beautiful moments with our dear, dear Lily, Saul and Jen. Scott, Jen and I were treated to children cooked meals four nights in a row, in the summer holidays at my Aunt's house in Mullumbimby, such a delight. </div>
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Another very fun photoshoot, but more about this one later.</div>
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My favourite festival; The Winter Festival, made me all gushy and full of love for our amazing school and the fact that we are lucky enough to give this gift to our children.<br />
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I am quite a bit proud of The Mid North's new album, not that I am biased, but it is absolutely wonderful (I am even backed up by this <a href="http://samueljfell.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">great review</a> in the Sydney Morning Herald! no less). Check out the new album <a href="https://themidnorth.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-33498870953379714672015-03-22T21:11:00.002+11:002015-03-22T21:11:32.150+11:00a delight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the last few months I have had the utter pleasure of hanging out with this beautiful family and photographing all the stunningly exquisite ventures of Mama Raquel. Raquel has been growing the most magnificent flowers in order to dye fabric to make the most precious of clothing and not just any old clothing she sources local alpaca wool and the finest of linen and then gets every piece handmade by people with love and passion, she also hand sews and hand crotchets a lot of the pieces herself. Raquel and her partner Andrew run a mini farm and home school their children in the style of Waldorf, about 1/2 hour from Bellingen in a beautiful little place called Scotts Head. They are both passionate, inspired and understanding that the path they have chosen is not the easiest but one that is full of learning, patience, sweat and tears and they do it with so much beauty, grace and wonder. I feel so blessed every time I am asked to pop down the highway to their little piece of absolute delight to capture their lives in all of its simple beauty. </div>
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It is so much fun photographing Raquel dyeing her fabrics, watching and yes photographing Rosa and Margarite as they show me around the garden, occasionally posing in pretty hilarious poses and other times just running here and there. I love just letting everything go and just immersing myself in all these beautiful images that present themselves to me. </div>
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Raquel even has dreams of making clothing using everything within 100 miles (like the eat local food movement) of her home, truly local ware.</div>
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I have to admit that the prices do seem quite expensive in this world of quick fixes, poor wages and consumerism but this is clothing that has truly been created from the seed, the time that has been put into growing the flowers, diligently experimenting with each colour, the heartbreaking moments as temperamental batches are lost, the time spent in sourcing the finest fabric and then holey moley looking at each piece that is more clothing, it is art and are items that will most probably last forever (my heart skips a beat for adult sized linen overalls, sigh) you can see why they are priced so. </div>
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Raquel sells very limited pieces through <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/margariteandrosa" target="_blank">Margarite and Rosa</a> on etsy or you can just daydream and marvel at their lives on <a href="https://instagram.com/margariteandrosa/" target="_blank">instagram</a>. Enjoy. </div>
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<br />jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-89402895746862250312015-02-27T11:40:00.000+11:002015-02-27T11:40:19.327+11:00hello there<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgteYS-owJVikXxVT-DxJxv8fgwF5muM08gbpoyjwSoZ-I4arISdvxrlsgyJOAwgwsdZslzeFgh1cMsh7Yd2BfGnsxl-_fER43KKv9Hn53alU0hq_dTWaRWc_qaQcqxYQF0vjAcnAKDaZem/s1600/0J8A9402.jpg" />Wow, what a huge break we have had from one another, but I am kind of back, not sure how often or to what degree but here we are. I have thought about this space a lot over the last couple of months, with feelings of reflection, overwhelm and fondness. I have started this welcome back post numerous times in my head but have never finished and even now as I type I am unsure as to where I am heading.<br />
What I did decide, to make it easier on me, is to start this post in the right now, what is happening all around me as I type. Following posts will swim luxuriously back into the past and catch you all up with the bigness of the last couple of months but for now I will welcome you all back with my reality.<br />
We are extremely close to finishing our build (as much as you can ever really 'finish'), the idea of putting furniture into our new space and actually living in it still feels like a wonderful fantasy for me. To cook in a kitchen will be a considered thrill and to not have dust, dirt and crap everywhere, wowsers. It has been a huge journey in so many ways; emotionally, physically, financially (we will scrape in pretty much within budget) and creatively. We have had to compromise, let go of timelines, breathe out amongst a chaos that can only be character building and shake our heads and laugh at the last 3 months of rain. As a couple we have hard really, really hard times but luckily it has ended up cementing us and making us even more stronger and more full of love (albeit with the help of wonderful friends and beautiful counsellors). I have loved everything about this build (yes even the crapness), I have liked the uncomfortable living situations, the fact that even after a bath or shower by the time you walk to bed your feet look pretty much the same as before the wash, the disarray has been a great lesson in letting go. Not having an oven just a camp cooker has led to simple but creative meals (and sometimes not so creative), I have loved cooking outside, waving to friends as they drive by, feeding our 'pet' magpies, being amongst the weather. I have loved seeing our home evolve, marvelling at the time it takes to do things, watching the kids run with it and delight in little changes. <br />
Okay, so that's where we are basically at right now. Hopefully in the next week I can post pics of us in our new place, planting our fruit trees (if the rain holds off) and slowly settling into this space, minus the tools, the noise, the fine layer of dust but not minus the crap, crap always manages to find its way in. <br />
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Just in case you are interested:<br />
* The beautiful 5mtr cedar doors were from <a href="http://gumtree.com.au/" target="_blank">Gumtree </a>in Lindfield, NSW for $500 (amazing huh!)<br />
*All windows from ebay, gumtree or secondhand barn.<br />
* The lights were from Gumtree as well $30 each<br />
* Pink and Blue cupboard from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VintageNestEspresso" target="_blank">Hyde Bellingen</a><br />
* Kitchen secondhand from Bondi (including oven)<br />
*Wood - local Blackbutt from a guy name Matt, property at Boggy Creek<br />
*Little basket is our builders own.<br />
*Blue vice is on our kitchen bench, a table from the QLD railways.<br />
*The flooring is second-hand from Urunga (a local suburb) but yes from Gumtree - we opted to not go with slab flooring as in this mouldy humid climate everyone has told us airflow is more important than themal mass (well particularly when we were going to negate the thermal mass anyway by putting flooring over it). We will (when we save up a bit) but in underfloor insulation but all the walls and ceilings are insulated and we have our build north facing.<br />
* The garden has recently been dug up as we have put <a href="http://vergepermaculture.ca/blog/2012/04/18/swales-hold-water/" target="_blank">swales</a> all through the yard to redirect water coming from our neighbours yard into ours, beautifully excess water will be distributed to all our trees, instead of having a river run through or by piping it out.jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-74872866239205996942014-11-28T14:19:00.002+11:002014-11-28T14:19:56.533+11:00pop upHi All, a friend of mine in Sydney is having a little pop up shop, she has amazing and eclectic taste, so I can't imagine what kind of delights will be there, wish we could go, but as we can't you definitely should.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: oblique; font-weight: 700;">Pop-up shop & gallery KASPIA’S CARAVAN opens on November
29th at the YELLOW HOUSE, 57 Macleay St, Potts Point.
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Between 1970 and 1973, the Yellow House was a piece of living art and became a canvas
in itself, with every wall, floor and ceiling part of the gallery. Residents of the building
included artist Brett Whiteley and filmmaker Peter Weir who directed the films </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: oblique;">Picnic at
Hanging Rock</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: oblique;">The Truman Show </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">& </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: oblique;">Master and Commander</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">.
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">For three months, Australia’s first multi-media performance space and gallery in the Yellow
House will be transformed by Sydney designer and stylist Kaspia who is collaborating with
Afghan Interiors. KASPIA’s CARAVAN will feature a unique collection of tribal home wares,
rare furniture, rugs & jewellery, sourced over two decades in remote areas of Central Asia.
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Kaspia’s popular travel blog documents her extreme adventures, many with her young
children, in places like Uzbekistan, Guatemala and Iceland, while simultaneously exploring
the world of unusual interiors, tribal styling and adornment. Kaspia is particularly interested
in Central Asian interiors, which is proving increasingly popular in Sydney. ‘Back in the late
sixties and early seventies, thousands of British and European young people came to
Australia via the overland trail through Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. There is a
resurgence of interest in the aesthetic of that time, the romance of it,’ says Kaspia.
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Kaspia remembers staying in Pashtun villages on the Afghan border just months before
9/11. ‘My memories of sitting on rope bed </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: oblique;">charpoys </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">watching locals crowded on tribal rugs
and giant </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-style: oblique;">kilim </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">cushions recite poetry in the firelight can’t be forgotten. There are plenty of
baby-boomers who were on the trail in the 1970s who have similar recollections and who
want to bring those memories to life in their homes. Our living environments and personal
adornment is all about evoking, about connecting us with great memories and beauty.’
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt;">Kaspia says, ‘The Yellow House is the perfect venue for KASPIA’S CARAVAN pop-up.
We’ll be holding regular workshops and talks by leading artists and designers, which I
hope will restore some of that creative magic the Yellow House was once all about.’
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 60.000000%); font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><a href="http://www.kaspia.com.au/" target="_blank">www.kaspia.com.au</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">BENJAMIN GILMOUR | </span><span style="color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 60.000000%); font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">contact@benjamingilmour.com </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">| Ph: 0404789442
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jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-79817453939370702842014-11-19T16:06:00.001+11:002014-11-19T16:06:50.621+11:00Building<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQ4KuMuOd4aB14rOXteD3pxlpxAMuixLTzIbQrc_gPBA4ei3dRZJdMM9ZPwRXAakQXVBsHhsxn3cgmTd98-8gB8H2pbQPMU8eN5hho-PL7qf7hiG6oPjqrNNa04gTKhr9aA5-p8llua9N/s1600/0J8A6147.jpg" />I was just talking to a very dear and <a href="http://pearlandelspeth.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">darling friend</a> about our build, about all the decisions that need to be made, dreams that are selected, others that are set aside, we talked about the sweat, the outdoor camp kitchen, the joys of baking cakes on a bbq (oh yes it can be done), the fact that we feel like the town carnies what with shredded blue tarp and an upside down hills hoist as backyard features and we talked about the fun of it all. Some of you might know these darling friends Annie, Genevieve, Olive and Oscar from ole Bega town and may have read all about their own building adventures, in stunning straw bale no less. They are absolute inspirations and definitely raise the bar in self-sufficiency in every which way. It has been a journey seeing what they have created, against many odds, the way their minds are alive with so many crafty, clever and wholesome ways of living and being. It has been an inspiration to pick little bits here and there from not only them but from countless websites and episodes of Grand Designs. Trawling through websites doing research, reading reviews, asking, asking and more asking and then sometimes making mistakes. We did originally play with the idea of straw bale or hempcrete as our material of choice but for a variety of reasons neither won out. However Scott and I still continue to swoon over both materials, who knows, maybe one day we will get to have a play with them. Ah, the negotiations and compromises of building. But it is all okay, we are delighted with what we are creating, our intentions and our vision (think food forest, a big verandah for many people and even more instruments, soft candlelight, delicious feasts shared with loved ones, water tanks, solar hot water and one day solar electricity (when the battery prices come down), so many dreams float around our heads, it is really all very exciting.<br />
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So yes Scott, Poe, Ilo and I (and a few helpful builders and friends) have started the extension to our home, we have gone through moments of aghast when we saw the size of the hole and then were able to breathe again when we factored in the verandah, but still... We have had many people comment on how buildings grow and shrink over a build, I absolutely get it now. Scott and I have been assisting the builders, oiling timbers, cutting timbers (local blackbutt from a guy named Dave's property, just out of town), sanding, hammering, using the dumpy (oh yeah), measuring, basically getting totally involved and loving it. The kids meanwhile, as you can see, have been getting thoroughly and delightfully muddy, they have been loving exploring and creating new and wonderful games and cherishing their new bunk beds (the last photo is of Poe at night, weaving).<br />
The completion date is said to be the 24th December, hmmm, I guess all we can do is wait and see.<br />
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jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-36691485722977475122014-11-06T23:40:00.000+11:002014-11-06T23:40:11.446+11:00oh so very ... absentIt's not because i don't care, it's just because we have been building our home. To distract you I am going to place in front of you two little film clips Scott and I have whipped up, yes amongst building and stuff. Crazy, maybe but fun yes. Both were filmed a while ago (we are not that crazy to be running around and actually filming film clips amongst all this). The first is from the last album and the second is from the new album which is currently being mastered, oh my goodness, so very exciting.<br />
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I promise, promise there will be house photos soon. xxxxjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-46617609203569407602014-10-08T21:26:00.002+11:002014-10-08T21:26:46.188+11:00a very quick catch up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello out there, I am still here, albeit a bit wearier, kind of a bit wiser and a lot more overwhelmed. But, the end is in sight, for the first bit anyway, this weekend we move into our new home. I am kind of excited but honestly feeling more daunted by the move than anything. Anyway, deep breaths and all that, yes, deep breaths and lots of help.<br />
The whole process has been wonderful as a whole, as I have mentioned previously both Scott and I (and a few friends) have been learning many new skills and have been working muscles that were previously redundant. We marvelled at the wonder of filling in the gaps in our lining boards, gasped at the beauty of our oiled floors (think very rough industrial looking, yes so rough that mess will not even be noticed) and furrowed our brows and drooped our shoulders as our paint turned out to not be all that we had wished and hoped for (any little bump takes the paint right off, argghh).<br />
It is looking beautiful.<br />
But it hasn't all been hard work we have been having little moments of loveliness in between (despite the fact that our brains are totally consumed by our renovations). We have celebrated Ilo's 5th birthday and Poe's 8th, danced around the maypole at the Spring festival, dined and danced with beautiful new friends from Victoria, loved up the gorgeousness of Circus Oz, met a new baby who has chosen the best parents ever, tapped our toes at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bbqblue" target="_blank">Bangalow Bluegrass Festival</a>, caught up with some big cousins in Brisbane, went to a perfect little pool party, got into <a href="http://www.shinyshinyproductions.com/" target="_blank">Shiny Shiny</a>, watched Ilo blossom at Little Kindy and photographed <a href="http://katienoonan.com/" target="_blank">Katie Noonan</a> and <a href="http://www.jackcarty.com/" target="_blank">Jack Carty</a> for our local, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/5CHURCHSTREET" target="_blank">5 Church St</a>.<br />
Do you all feel semi caught up now? Kind of a little loved? I hope so. And if not, I send my sincerest apologies but I can't give much more at the moment.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">nb. the above description may or may not be totally aligned with the photos that follow, I trust that you lot are clever enough to join the dots though. xx</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">x i also want to apologise to two very dear and important friends who are still awaiting (handmade) birthday gifts, you know who you are and it ways heavily on my mind but they will be done, i can't wait. xx</span><br />
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<br />jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-4045324253136437472014-09-14T21:38:00.000+10:002014-09-14T21:38:11.099+10:00a deadline, the vortex<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So we now have a deadline to move into our new home, a deadline a little earlier than we were anticipating but a deadline that is good, a necessary concept that has made us sweat a bit knowing that there is a relative long list of things to be done before we can move in. But it's good, we have lists, we have more helpers and lots of determination (and still a relatively high level of enthusiasm). This week we will hopefully finish up with the no-gapping (hmm, yes, internal lining boards do look great but wowsers what a lot of work) and painting, the bathroom should be tiled (fingers crossed), we then have to deal with the enormous gaps in the floorboards (using brown thin rope between the gaps) and a light sanding and wax/oil, put in the wardrobes, clean up the garden (there is literally so much crap everywhere) and do all the other kind of moving stuff, oh and pack up and clean where we are in the next, ah, 2-3 weeks. Oh it will happen, don't be surprised if you don't hear from me until we reach the other side.<br />
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<br />jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-7261790214827637632014-08-27T23:00:00.000+10:002014-08-27T23:00:20.377+10:00circus tricks<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY16Mu5d0KEwW564I99cqAsEKFM7_hJ7ZzlgpZ8SndJwR6bxqoWVWJvixAwVNuvN0qHLVsxWFHd2NGRo0HyeaFwLuYt9OdEvMNKpwf6TKOZjY7-7TsxWGXlDduaP1w4ZBCUWH5sgoaVb3S/s1600/0J8A7092.jpg" /><br />
Inspired by our upcoming visit to Brisbane to see <a href="http://www.circusoz.com/" target="_blank">Circus Oz</a> for Poe and my birthdays, circus play has featured more heavily than usual (which, if we are being honest features quite a lot anyway).<br />
We have just emerged from a week and a half of sickness, a horrid dry hacking cough, fevers and general awfulness (which unfortunately also took down my mum and my aunt, who were visiting). Amongst all this we have been packing, plying little people with as many remedies as I can (I do have an amazing brew but more suited to adults than children), farewelling Scott as he headed to Sydney to pick up our secondhand kitchen, skylight, windows and built ins (go ebay, go gumtree) and watching from afar as our home progresses. We are up to the <a href="http://www.ecolour.com.au/" target="_blank">painting </a>prep stage and nearly ready for the bathroom to be waterproofed and tiled. Don't worry, I promise I will scratch all those itches out there with some progress shots very soon.<br />
In the meantime we sit playing scrabble as we await a potential flood for the rain that is soaking our dry little town is filling our rivers past their brims.<br />
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jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-50772973654754544792014-08-16T20:58:00.001+10:002014-08-16T20:58:49.827+10:00to celebrate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The other weekend I took a little break from life up here and armed with a few velvety birthday treats, went to Sydney to celebrate and surprise my dear and gorgeous friend Jen for her birthday. It was a weekend overflowing with lots of talking, walks through the city streets at night, eating seriously delicious food (<a href="http://www.dintaifungaustralia.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.pepperseeds.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a>), lots of cuddles, a few bars (<a href="http://fredas.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://artwinecheesebar.com.au/" target="_blank">here</a>), an impromptu haircut and viewing a lovely smattering of <a href="http://www.whiterabbitcollection.org/" target="_blank">stunning art</a>.<br />
It was absolutely what I needed, a huge dose of nourishment from some very special friends and to be able to be there for Jen's birthday, to love her from close up not just from afar, was truly wonderful.<br />
I also particularly loved the fact that I got to spend some special time with Jen and Rod's children, Lily and Saul, whom I love so dearly, without them being stolen away to various corners of the house by my children, no I had them all to myself and my gosh it was so very special. <br />
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We have been very fortunate in that in the renovating of our weatherboard home we have been able to reuse all of our lining boards and so much of our hardwood in other areas of the house. We have moved walls to put in built ins, we have created rooms and rebuilt walls, only needing to buy about 40 recycled lining boards and about 10 3 x2 recycled hardwood timber pieces. In the process of moving these boards around we have had to keep children away and cover ourselves as we deal with old lead paint, we have cut, nailed and sanded and with all of this we have come to love these mis-matched but utterly beautiful walls. So much so that we have decided to keep some of these walls like this for a while, yes we will oil them to protect them but we will leave little bits exposed, with a little nod to the stories they tell. </div>
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We have also been busy injecting a lot of love in these walls by means of insulation, in both the internal and external walls and will also be redoing the roof insulation and underfloor insulation, it is so darn satisfying, making our home utterly cosy. Scott and I also worked out a really great way of retrofitting this weatherboard with insulation, basically it includes only taking off a couple of lining boards and a piece of masonite, stay tuned we will post a clip on you tube as we had a hard time finding anything less than overwhelming online. </div>
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Working physically building our home is beyond satisfying, it is nourishing, empowering and so much fun. My nail gun compressor skills have been raised to a new bar, as has my drilling, nail punching and puttying skills. I feel like I am walking in a dusty haze, wearing the same pair of work jeans and top nearly everyday, my hands and fingers are throbbing from misjudged hammering and wayward splinters, my shoulders ache and my head is a bit frazzled as the rest of the time is focused on looking at secondhand kitchens and researching natural paints, paint prep and finalising bathroom layouts. But it is great, Scott, Josh (our carpenter friend and builder extraordinaire) and I are having a ball working together. </div>
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Currently it looks like we will be in, in about four weeks, into the weatherboard part of our home, with the new extension looking to start in about five weeks, weirdly I kind of don't want it all to end, I know I will come back and curse those thoughts, but I am sure there will be no shortage of jobs to do as we look towards our garden and beyond. </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OxHeArt" target="_blank">Nick Warfield,</a> oh yes, regular readers may just start getting a bit tired of me throwing around this amazing human's name but quite frankly I just can't help it. Nick is an incredible artist who creates beautiful pieces of art using well, junk, this Bowerbird has bits of Nick's old car in it, amongst other great things like venetian blinds, a fan, a teapot and goodness knows what else. How cool is that. And not only does he make these stunning pieces out of rubbish, he creates characters every sculpture has an essence, a personality that is undeniable. And they are so perfectly proportioned it makes me weak at the knees. </div>
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Nick was recently commissioned by our local council to create this wondrous 6ft tall Bowerbird (and the beautiful entranceway) for the newly named Bower House Community Reuse Centre, a.k.a our local tip. And as if you couldn't tell from the pictures but this bird is ridiculously amazing, I was honestly gobsmacked when I first saw it. Hope you love it as much as we all do. </div>
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Sorry all, but what with building a home, parenting two wonderful humans, trying to be an awesome partner, entertaining loads of beautiful visitors (friends and family) and the general to and fro of life, these blog posts have unfortunately shuffled right back to the end of the queue. So here I will rely quite heavily on photos, sparse words, vague explanations and that's about it. There may be the odd post that delves deeper but to be honest I don't think I can offer much else*. Don't worry, I will understand if you start yawning, drift away and no longer frequent this space. But for those who hang on, thank you, I will endeavour to be semi regular and will definitely continue posting house updates.<br />
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/ beautiful crisp early mornings<br />
/ quiet moments of reflection<br />
/ these three, such special friends<br />
/ learning the alchemy of eco dyeing<br />
/ winter festival, full of beautiful moments<br />
/ dear friends visiting, such a treat, celebrating a 5th birthday<br />
/ brother, sister, mother and father, such wonderful helpers, such delightful company<br />
/ this gorgeous one, in love with this stunning new shirt, a gift from his Aunt Suriya.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* But then who knows, I may just pull some wit and enthusiasm out of thin air and continue blogging without so much as a bleep, basically I just put all that in as a disclaimer, namely to prevent unnecessary worry or ahh concern. xxx</span>jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-5026538588216640252014-07-03T17:14:00.000+10:002014-07-03T17:14:22.387+10:00shooting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lately I have had the great pleasure of photographing a few bands that have passed through our region. I really enjoy photographing gigs, I love capturing moments of pure energy in a performance, of drawing out the personality of the performers, of documenting a silent reflection of a time that is usually full of sound and vibrancy. </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/edkuepper?fref=ts" target="_blank">Ed Kuepper</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lucie.thorne" target="_blank">Lucie Thorne</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/musteredcourage" target="_blank">Mustered Courage </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tex-Perkins/34441288432" target="_blank">Tex Perkins</a>. </div>
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Well the gloves are ah, on and the demolition phase has well and truly begun on our new home. A new home that is a little weatherboard place about 90 or so years old. It needs quite a bit of loving, but it resides on a most spectacular 1/4 acre north facing block, 400 metres from town on a quiet little friendly street.<br />
Basically the vision is to restore the front house by installing insulation, wardrobes, filling gaps, redoing the bathroom and giving it a whole heap of love. We will then add a 6 x 10 extension out the back, basically one big living space; kitchen, dining and living, with a whole lot of north facing windows and a bit of a deck.<br />
By 'we', I am referring to Scott, myself, a good friend Josh and a builder friend who will be assisting in the extension bit. We also includes Poe and Ilo and as many friends as we can garner for various working bees. On the fore front of thoughts behind this build is a) how to do it in an environmentally sensitive way, b) how to do it with a very limited budget and c) how do we do it as quick as possible so we can stop paying double with rent. Hmmm, a challenge is good and we have been relying on a lot of knowledge from those a lot wiser than us, doing as much as we can ourselves, reusing what we can with what we already have, the wonders of <a href="http://www.gumtree.com.au/" target="_blank">gumtree</a> and <a href="http://www.ebay.com.au/" target="_blank">ebay</a> as well as various local salvage yards. Our builder is wonderfully on the same page as us and has been helping us source quite a bit of secondhand timber and timber from locals who have had to knock down a tree or two for one (very good) reason or another. It is a very great and exciting challenge to have.<br />
So far, just 7 days into the build, my most favourite moment, wasn't when we unveiled the beautiful floorboards, nor was it marvelling at our now exposed verandah, it was yesterday when Scott, Josh and myself got to work with the jackhammer, removing the old fireplace, which involved a ridiculously tremendous amount of bricks and concrete (which we will be reusing of course). It was hard, sweaty work but so very satisfying, made even more rewarding when Poe and Ilo got involved both with the removal of the bricks and the jackhammering. It reminded me of that old adage; 'A family that jackhammers together.....".<br />
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A couple of weeks ago Poe and I made a big journey down the south coast to Bega to visit <a href="http://pearlandelspeth.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Autumn Farm</a>, the home of some dear, dear old friends; Olive, Oscar, Annie and Genevieve. We spent a precious few days catching up, marvelling at their wonderfully small handcrafted straw bale home, their perfectly proportioned 7 acres, clucking over their chickens, drinking lots of tea, reading lots of books, drilling their brains for building knowledge and doing all we could to love and support them during a particularly crappy part of their lives. </div>
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You see our lovely Annie was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, she has since had a mastectomy and embarked on her chemo journey, of which we were there to witness round 2. As we entered this special space created by this amazing family that are currently going through al of this I couldn't help but step back and marvel at how well they were all functioning. There is a strength, love and focus that surrounds them. They bolster and fight against the chemo (and the cancer) in the most purest of ways, with love and a whole lot of really wonderful and strong food as medicine, think bone broths (galore), fermented foods, yoghurt, bucket loads of greens and an overwhelmingly positive 'let's kick cancer's butt' attitude. It is nothing short of inspiring.</div>
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I have no doubt that the reality of the situation creeps in and everything does go pear shape at certain moments but I can see that this family is also supported by a beautiful and giving community. A community that is strong and is just waiting at the sidelines whenever they are needed. </div>
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Unfortunately for us the time between embraces with these four had been far too far apart, but once we were there it was like no time had passed at all (yes, as it happens to those who are indeed so true and dear in our hearts). Poe, Olive and Oscar had a ridiculous amount of fun together, adventuring, laughing, standing, watching, night time giggling, wonderfully imaginative journeys and the simple joy of just being together. Poe at one point said to me "I am having so much fun, I feel like I am dreaming". I know how he felt. </div>
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It was a quick trip squeezed in amongst lots of other things but I feel so lucky that we were able to come and visit, to reconnect, to be there for them when they needed us most. We will be back and we can't wait. </div>
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This post is absurdly photo heavy, yes I know I have said that in the past but this is seriously big. However I feel it shares our trip with you all in such a perfect way, a real tour of a very special place and a very special time. I hope you enjoy being inspired by the magnificent Autumn Farm and the four outstanding humans who call it home. </div>
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Delighted to be finally feeling little whispers of winter today, we donned extra layers, headed to the coast, watched for whales and shivered as the sun hid behind clouds.<br />
On Friday Poe and I returned from a very special trip down south, I will tell all very soon but in the meantime here is some of what has been happening.<br />
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loving this very special and unexpected gift of <a href="http://www.mydarlinglemonthyme.com/" target="_blank">My Darling Lemon Thyme's </a>new cookbook. it is full of a ridiculous amount of delicious and really easy gluten free meals, treats and other bits and pieces (thank you Nina and Pete).<br />
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had a great time showing off <a href="http://5churchstreet.com/" target="_blank">Church St's</a> new product range.<br />
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oh yes we were lucky enough to have the very beautiful <a href="http://nikkifisher.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Nikki</a>, Pete, River and Sol stay with us for two nights as they embark on their northward bound family adventure. We have had the pleasure of this wonderful family's presence a few times now and each time we learn more about each other, we connect deeper and relax into a very easy friendship.</div>
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Pete delighting the children with some special insights into his amazing new book <a href="http://www.petermcconchie.com.au/books/books.html" target="_blank">Fire and the Story of Burning Country</a>, an inspiring book telling the story about how fire is used by the Indigenous people across Australia. Pete is currently taking this book around the country (well some parts), selling it to raise money for a very important campaign called <a href="http://www.cultureislife.org/" target="_blank">Culture is Lif</a>e, a campaign aimed led by Indigenous Elders calling for community support to prevent Indigenous youth suicide. </div>
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A blast from the past, shooting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Kuepper" target="_blank">Ed Kuepper</a> at 5 Church St, in a warm and intimate show, it triggered lots of memories (think band posters on walls, doc martins and slips, ah the 90's) and 'aha' moments as he played requests yelled out by the audience. If you are struggling to think of any of his songs, check this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzIwfa67oSY" target="_blank">one</a> or this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5w5e__uTIs" target="_blank">one</a> out (sorry for those Ed Kuepper fans if I have neglected any of the startling obvious fave songs), they may just trigger some of your own memories.jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-76058932705679873892014-05-25T14:49:00.004+10:002014-05-25T18:56:21.498+10:00before - part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Extending the said love from the previous post we also spent some delicious time with this new family of FOUR*. Ah, beautiful time spent with wonderful dear friends fills me with so much nourishment and joy. Even though we don't get to see each other on a daily, weekly or even monthly basis, due to distance, the time we do get to spend together just oozes with richness and a focus that was not quite there when we lived a mere few minutes away from each other. The time is lapped up and milked for every second in each other's company.<br />
I really find that for me distance has worked in largely two ways, one by creating an emotional distance and a loss of connection with some friends but then in other cases the distance has fostered something that is so very special and rich. So although there is sometimes a remnant sadness of those relationships that have fallen by the wayside there is an overall sense of wonderfulness as other relationships have absolutely thrived and grown. I guess this also just happens in life, as people change and grow.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">* Excuse the excessive baby photos of Marcel but really as you can see he is totally adorable and ridiculous irresistible.</span><br />
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Wonderfully Scott and I also managed to squirrel some time away, just us, yes the two of us, for a day and a night, we celebrated us, we celebrated ten years of marriage. We arrived in Sydney on a glistening day, with a harbour that sparkled to us as we hopped off the train (yes, the train, we spent an hour and a half sitting and reading and gazing out the window) and headed straight to the movies at Circular Quay. I savoured every moment as I sunk into the seat and prepared myself to be taken away by the wonder that was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/" target="_blank">The Grand Budapest Hotel</a>. It was the perfect movie to be emerged in, to gaze at the beauty of every scene, to forget all around and just laugh and be. It was a very happy two hours, I felt sated as we walked out, back into that glistening day.<br />
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The next 24 hours consisted of so many more moments of simple pure joy. Walking about with this wonderful human (Scott), whom I love and admire so dearly, around a city we used to call home, eating delicious tidbits, having perfect and challenging conversations about love, life and yes parenting (and much more), and just being with each other, was an honour and so much fun. At this time in our lives, after being with each other for thirteen years I have realised after seeing so many loved ones separating from their own dear ones, that sometimes love just does not last a lifetime, that people do change, that children change you, they force you to learn and grow in ways that you can't even imagine beforehand and that sadly not everyone keeps loving and growing together.<br />
And then I look at Scott and I look at our relationship and even as I acknowledge that at times it has been really, really shitty, we work through it, we grow and we do this together. We have gotten through lots of hard times but we just love and admire each other more and more and that makes me feel so damn lucky. To still be having fun, to be growing, learning, laughing and yes lusting after my dear one, wow, how cool is that.<br />
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To further this festive time we then celebrated Scott's birthday by confirming the purchase of our new home (wooohhoooo) and by holding a little surprise birthday dinner for him. Oh yes, a lot of this holiday was all about the love.<br />
<br />jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-5320925141457220872014-05-15T13:33:00.001+10:002014-05-15T13:33:32.254+10:00a little big adventure<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXs5WabO19Cz7_9rQLeU_FZaSAr7n57Ef3aDUAgTvsdcrFz3_ByjBaZYHkaJpf5pvCGM1CXEdPoOozMtJ6bvV9YqUFiQjBQGpAHln3PMRbxxbJxC93CkIHC-SGckvYjUbm1AXuyUyb5i2/s1600/0J8A5247.jpg" style="text-align: center;" /><br />
Over the holidays we went on a little yet wonderful campervanning adventure, our last little hurrah before our life gets taken over by the world of building and renovating. We had a plan, 5 nights of camper van fun with our dear beloveds, Jen, Rod, Lily and Saul, with the destination being Dubbo Zoo and the intention of having loads of fun in-between. It is safe to say that we succeeded on all accounts, this holiday was so much fun.<br />
The adventure was full of squeezable moments, those kind of moments that happen when you are exploring new experiences with those you love, a kind of wide opened excitement, a readiness to have an awesome adventure.<br />
The first day consisted largely of packing said van, laughing at the extreme delight of the children and beautiful one on one chats with Jen (the kids were in the van with Scott). We arrived in Bathurst just on sundown and immediately got rugged up, it was very brisk. We cooked up something easy and delicious and retired early, snug in our beds and excited about our first night. Throughout the night we huddled deeper into our blankets, buried our heads and warmed out hands, perplexed that our thermals were still tucked safely in our bags.<br />
The morning greeted us with children donning layers of clothes, chatting, eating steaming bowls of porridge and unbridled enthusiasm that is often left just for the young. I witnessed this in the comfort of bed, poking my head out windows, chatting with Scott, Jen and Rod, reluctant to step into the cold, it was a luxury.<br />
A quick and energetic bounce on the jumping pillow (see photos) had us all stripping off the many layers of clothes we had donned earlier, hilarious fun.<br />
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One of the things I loved the most about the zoo (aside from the Meerkats) was the bike riding, it made the visit very relaxed (once we moved beyond the car zone, let's not talk about my feelings about the car zone). We got to ride through the bush and pop out at varies points along the zoo trail. The Meerkats were Poe's favourite too, he gazed through the window and was very hard to extricate him from them. He even had a favourite Meerkat, the mumma of the gorgeous little baby meerkat, the mumma who stood on lookout and let everyone know when danger was about, she was totally awesome. </div>
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On our way to the zoo and on the way back to Sydney we kept seeing signs for something called '<a href="http://www.ironfest.net/" target="_blank">Ironfest'</a>, dismissing it as some kind of blacksmith's festival, I thought little of it. But then Rod, with all his knowledge and wisdom of most things informed us that no, Ironfest* was more than that, think jousting, vikings, role playing, steampunk and the Napoleonic era, how could we resist. Oh my goodness, talk about blowing the kids minds. We wandered about mouths and eyes agape, they could not quite comprehend all these adults dressed up in fancy dress, role playing, having an absolute ball. It was brilliant. Seeing so many people living out their passions in a beautiful, safe and supportive environment was amazing. We will definitely go back to Ironfest, mostly to relive and engage in what we have already experience, largely for the children who felt very underdressed, but also to see things that we missed out on; jousting, battle re-enactments and so many other performances.</div>
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Our last night was spent at <a href="http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/blue-mountains/lithgow-area/lithgow/attractions/lake-lyell" target="_blank">Lake Lyell</a> after a narrow escape where we nearly stayed in a caravan park that was essentially half a tip and half a backyard, hmm words don't quite explain it, hmm, let's just say think <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deliverance" target="_blank">Deliverance</a>. Lake Lyell, although needing a little backtrack was lovely (except for maybe the generator being used by someone camping nearby), we lit a fire, went for some walks and soaked up our last night with each other. An adventure that was quite short but full of so much fun and goodness, yet far less leisurely cups of teas than I had envisioned. </div>
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<br />jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-38673517765520235792014-05-08T13:59:00.001+10:002014-05-08T13:59:19.435+10:00a barn celebration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of weeks ago The Mid North took a break from recording their latest album (I am more than a little excited by it, being totally biased I think it is amazing) and headed up the mountain to celebrate their fiddle and mandolin player John's birthday. John and his wife Laurel recently moved from Bellingen up to Dorrigo, they bought a beautiful home complete with, wait for it, their very own amazing barn (it had been moved their from Armidale by the previous owners). You can imagine how excited I was, the perfect photo opportunity; music, dancing, a whole lot of big and little folk and... an amazing barn. Here are a few of the many photos that were taken. </div>
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In other news, remember this <a href="http://andthetrees.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/the-fever.html" target="_blank">post</a>? Well the fever has begun again but this time contracts have been exchanged and a deposit has been forked out, after three years of being in Bellingen we are now absolutely excited that we have bought our own home. Wonderfully there is quite a bit of work to be done; it is an old weatherboard that is in desperate need of hard core insulation, gap filling, painting and striping of old carpet. We also plan to build a box at the back of the small home and in the box will be open living, kitchen. It has been great brainstorming ideas, ideas that are environmentally conscious whilst factoring in budget, time and how much we can do ourselves. We are talking to everyone seeking advice, reading lots, scouring the tip, salvage yards and <a href="http://www.gumtree.com.au/" target="_blank">gumtree</a>, it is all very overwhelming yet totally great. Stay tuned for pictures, expletives, steep learning curves and for those nearby or for those who don't mind a road trip, big working bees.jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15676407573579992272noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7227350474814804474.post-2528764941853580792014-05-01T14:30:00.001+10:002014-05-01T14:30:45.565+10:00Bluecaravan Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello lovely ones,<br />
Before I get up to my elbows in new year sewing, yes I am well aware that it is nearly May, but other plethora of other activities have been keeping me busy, I thought I would have a little clearing sale of some beautiful one-off pieces from last year. So if you have a hankering pop over <a href="http://www.bluecaravan.net/andthetrees/" target="_blank">here</a> and go crazy.<br />
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After many invitations and far too many full diaries, we at long last headed to <a href="http://clearwatergardens.com.au/" target="_blank">Clearwater Gardens Farm</a> for an afternoon of the most wonderfully delicious delights and purely perfect simple moments. Jess, Lucas, their two little ones and a pretty constant stream of <a href="http://www.wwoof.com.au/" target="_blank">WWOOFER's</a> and <a href="http://www.helpx.net/" target="_blank">Helpx</a> folk, run this organic farm in Glennifer, Bellingen. Clearwater Gardens is a relatively new farm which is still in the throes of steep learning curves, determination, frustrations, shiny eyes and passion. As we sat and dined on a stunning lunch made pretty much entirely with ingredients from the farm (with the exception of the spices, parmesan cheese and a tiny bit of flour), every mouthful we ate was made even more delicious with this knowledge, the pumpkin sweeter than ever, the moussaka like nothing we had ever tasted (beef from the farm and the béchamel made from the goats milk, eggplant from yes, the farm) and the salad was literally jumping from our plates it was that fresh and full of a bounty of all sorts of greenery.</div>
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Oh yes, this is the epitome of loving and eating local, we were minutes and in some cases seconds from the source of the majority of our feast. Ah, yes, this to me is pretty damn perfect. To make matters even more pinch worthy was having a big table with said feast taken to a perfectly shady grassy patch and it was there we devoured, chatted and greedily quizzed our hosts about their farming experiences. </div>
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As challenging as this whole farming experience has been, what with wholesalers (outside of Bellingen) not wanting their beautiful and utterly delicious organic watermelons due to, wait for it, seeds (!) seriously, come on people, check out the protein levels in <a href="http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-highest-in-protein.php" target="_blank">watermelon seeds</a>, damaged but still great pumpkins wasting away and having an excessive amount of produce that can't be sold. They have a plan for the future, a plan to grow based on what their retailers want and then the plan is that there will be little waste and they can fulfil their retailers needs with preorders. They also have a beautiful plan about creating beautiful commercial compost, (see the rich and wonderful grass compost below). With an organic and biodynamic focus, they rotate and stagger crops, they research, talk, learn, document. All this whilst being present and beautiful parents and people. Scott and I were more than a little awestruck and starry-eyed.</div>
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After a wander around the farm, greeting the goats, admiring the cows and gathering armloads of eggplant, we worked up a sweat and wandered down to an absolutely stunning Never Never Creek swimming hole, the near on freezing turquoise water was the most perfect way to end a day that had my head spinning with pure and simple joy and wonder. </div>
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Although Scott and I have no aspirations to be farmers on this scale we do nurture a deep and growing desire to grow more food, food for our family and for giving our excessive food to those beyond our family. We dream of doing it on a smaller scale (like a town sized block) but on a scale that is full, even brimming with plenty. When we connect with people like Jess and Lucas it inspires us in the best possible way. Thanks guys for providing our town with such delicious produce, for being passionate about growing food and for being part of something so important for our future. </div>
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