Mornings are where it is at here in Somers ... where your biggest dilemma is in which direction to walk. Do you head towards Sandy Point for an amazing sunrise view and or towards The Somers General for that much needed morning caffeine fix? 

Zen AF

I'm trying to channel some Zen AF vibes amongst these crazy school holidays so a Mandala drawing workshop at the Somers Shala was simply perfect. Thank you Maisie Minikin for sharing your skills and to Maz for creating such a special place here in Somers xx

Pearl Bay

I think of Somers as a little like Pearl Bay from Seachange (the original one, no offence of course to the remake I just have a thing for the originals). 

If you've never seen the series do yourself a favour and binge it over winter then come summer when you spot a couple of the stars who have holiday shacks down here you'll be taken back to simpler times xx

#isobaking

Step away from the kitchen Janis ... I'm loving all the memes getting around during this time about needing to be quarantined from the fridge/kitchen/food etc. I mean what else do you do when the world feels a bit topsy-turvy but bake comfort foods.  If only I loved green smoothies as much I love goods carefully created from way too much butter, sugar and everything else living at the top of the food pyramid xx

Anzac Apple Pie - recipe from the Gourmet Traveller Website 

it is simple ...

... stay home xx

covid times

I started this blog 10 years ago at a time when I was home with my then three-year-old. 

Life wasn't overly busy in 2010, one kid - business in its infancy, but I don't remember the says been this slow. 

The domestic situation now seems very similar to back then, and whilst the teen doesn't require my attention and interaction as much at the toddler did, why does this pause feel like a painful crawl. 

 Perhaps I've become so busy being busy that I've forgotten how to actually slow down. Or perhaps its when we are told we have to pause rather than when we have chosen to pause that it feels like this.

Either way, I'm getting used what we are calling this new norm, no doubt I'll be fully comfortable with it just in time for the next phase ... xx

to be local again

isolation, "iso", quarantine, whatever you call it ... I call it reconnecting to home.

what a cray cray time our world has found itself in, home for more minutes than I can remember, thankful for living where we do.

so as I've found myself with spare time I thought a revisit to this blog would be timely. a space for thought, reflection and a little tour of the spaces around me.

J xx