CRAFTS AND DIY
Dried Orange and Lavender Star Garland
If you are like me, you keep seeing gorgeous dried orange garland and salt dough garland EVERYWHERE. We had a lazy Saturday to ourselves last weekend and I thought it might be the perfect day to try out this slow, but fun activity. Thankfully I had a few oranges on hand and lots of dried ...
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RECIPES
Overnight Refrigerator Pickles
Just last week I received a large amount of small cucumbers in my weekly CSA (community supported agriculture) allotment. I decided to make pickles because I knew that we would never be able to eat 20 cucumbers before they went bad. Everyone in my family loves pickles. My husband particularly loves dill. I knew we ...
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FOR MUMS
My new morning routine, and a Kimono from Yellow Meadow
Next week I am embarking on an important new phase in my life: for the first time in 11 years and from now to forevermore, I will not have school drop-offs anymore. Both of my girls will be in middle school and school drop-off and big girls just do not mix! So finished are those ...
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FOOD
Salade Nicoise
This summer I have decided that I am going to try and learn a new recipe each day. The luxury of being able to muck around in the kitchen testing stuff is one of my true guilty holiday pleasures. In truth, I get into a bit of a rut during our everyday school/work/activities/homework life -- ...
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TIPS
Easy Meals
There are so many great dining options in Los Angeles! Located where we are, we have great seafood and sushi options, and delicious Mexican and other Latin American foods available. In addition, Los Angeles is such a cultural melting pot that we can basically indulge in any kind of traditional foods. And on top of ...
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FOR MUMS
New YouTube video: A DIY gym bag tutorial
Here is without any further ado our latest YouTube video! Esther had been sent some beautiful fabrics by Little Cube so we got together to make some sweet little gym bags for our kids. We really had a lot of fun making them and wanted to share this tutorial with you. We experimented and tried ...
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BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Tuesday Tips: A simple birthday party
Esther has organised some epic kids birthday parties, some of my favourite being the disco party and the stick horse party . I on the other hand am terrible at this! I seriously cannot compete. BUT I do think it is important for my kids to have their friends over, host them in our home and basically say ...
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OUT OF TOWN
A weekend in Marseille
Living in continental Europe has the distinct advantage that our next adventure is probably only a few hours away by train. I love picking up a magazine and a coffee, waiting for our train to arrive, settling into my seat with a good book and seeing the French countryside flash by. Marseille, France's second largest ...
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RECIPES
Instant Apple Crumble
At the moment, mostly governed by the cold, dark nights, we feel like we deserve something nice and warm, and apple crumble is a firm favourite. I have developed a little technique about making a super easy apple crumble. We make a huge batch of crumble and then freeze most of it. Then it is ...
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FOOD
Fish Cakes, an easy recipe
I start the New Year every year with great resolutions, one of them being to always have a kitchen full of prepared, healthy, delicious food, so that I don't need to think about cooking from scratch in the evening when we walk through the door at 6.30pm on a cold winter night. I manage to ...
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FASHION
Sézane, a new label crush
It is official, we are now heading into winter and I left home this morning with a wooly beanie on my head, yikes! For a couple of weeks now I have been obsessed with finding cozy kits and comfy coats -- basically items to start hibernating in -- and my latest label crush is the ...
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FOOD
Easy and delicious Pad Thai recipe
My daughter Violette is going through one of these major no-food phases. She isn't eating anything, and mealtimes are taking a life and a day. I know I should ignore it, but it is difficult, especially when I have gone to great lengths to cook something special. (I think she took the biscuit when she ...
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TOYS & GAMES
Whitefox in Black Box
I wanted to share with you my latest Etsy discovery; White Fox In Black Box is a newly opened shop from London, England with the most adorable eco-friendly creatures. Alis Fox is the designer behind these lovely dolls -- she creates and sews every creature from found and recycled fabrics making each and every one ...
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KIDS
Madeline Dress
Spring poked its head around the corner and very quickly disappeared again here in Paris! In our brief window of sunshine, I got excited and started unpacking our summer clothes that I had stored away over the winter. I came across a super cute dress of Violette's that I made ages ago, from the most versatile ...
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KIDS ROOMS
Rousskine Handmade Knit Dolls
I have fallen head over heals for these lovely handmade dolls by Rousskine, and to top it off they are made right here in my hometown Montreal! I just love the colors and the details, I love that the front and backs are so different and I love that they're made from 100% cotton thread. ...
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KIDS
Sweet, handmade animal dresses
I wish I had recorded the look on my daughter's face when we opened up our package from the Wild Things Etsy shop. Ivy took one look at the little badger dress and, before I could say anything, she had stripped of her clothes faster than I've ever seen, waiting eagerly to put her new ...
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FOOD
Tomato Crumble
I think one of my all time favourite desserts is apple crumble. I love it: so easy to make and sooo good to eat. I had no idea that a crumble could also be a savoury dish (did you?). This summer I became a savoury crumble convert when my friend Heather baked up a storm ...
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