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BOWIE MOON

Welcome to the world Bowie Moon, the biggest baby born at Mullumbimby Hospital in 2010!

Yes, surprise surprise we have had our second (and last!) child. Bowie was a massive bub, 2 weeks overdue arriving a week before Christmas. Little Sagittarius....life is amazing, so much more challenging having 2 children, but this time next year when Bowie and Ace are running around on the beach, I am sure I will be the proudest mum around!!!

NEW LIFE

Well, its been a very long time since I last blogged...and life has been anything but boring. Life, Death, Change they are all part of my world since May last year. Life has changed dramatically for me and my family. One of the major changes was moving away from a toxic life into paradise. We welcome the dawn with a family of kookaburras every day, the bull frogs make for music at night and the morning bike ride to the beach with Brooke and Ace is what being a mum is all about. Life is so beautiful when you decide what it is that you want and enjoy the simple things....

BLOGAROO

Today we got our 'Native' on and headed over to the Australian Reptile Zoo....needless to say Ace's favourite thing was chasing Wood Ducks, and Brooke's chocolate paddle pop. I thought he would be way more into the kangaroos and wallabies that hung around everywhere, they are so domesticated you can cuddle and pet them and feed them too. I looked out for the legendary Roo, Jeffery, but alas he was no where to be seen. He was an outcast from the pack and decided he'd rather hang with the coffee cart than run away....good choice Jeffery. We knew it was time to go when he started scaring the animals with his impersonation of a pterodactyl. That and the giant Emu poo he stood in and wiped all over his father's jeans.

PAINTINGS BY YAGO HORTAL

Wow. While cruising one of my favourite websites, butdoesitfloat, I came across this incredible Spanish artist, Yago Hortal www.yagohortal.com . I feel giddy looking at his work, i feel like jumping into those paintings and getting my rainbow on. They look like oil paintings in the photos with how thick and fluid they are, but they are all acrylic on paper, which makes them kind of like a giant child's finger painting. Love love love.

SEE I TOLD YOU....

This one's for you Jen.

In fact, this one is for everyone.

STUSSY

Just started with Stussy, very excited about this, love the brand and such a pleasure working with them...more to come, there is a great heritage series based on major cities around the world, so keep your eyes pealed, I'll be posting them when its all finished! This one is the '87 Summer Party Shirt...a must have for sure and with a model like 'Lara' how could you resist?

BFF OMG LOL

'Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart' - Eleanor Roosevelt

Well, at this time in my life I can count my dearest friends on one hand, its such a beautiful feeling have a handful of women in my life who I know love me as much as I love them. I think as you get older (get the walking stick out) the importance of dear friends grows.....even if you are oceans away the bond stays as strong as if you lived right next door. There is something about a true friend, an unconditional love that allows you to be yourself, warts and all, and still have a laugh, a cry and a cuddle....

HE LOVES ME HE LOVES ME NOT...HE LOVES ME!

LATEST DRAWINGS

Been drawing lots lately and loving every minute of it.

BUSTED CUSTARD

OK, here's the thing about having kids. It changes your perspective on just about everything in life. For example, what was once cute and gorgeous, becomes kinda gross and extra work. Take Frankie (pictured above), our beloved pet dog who was abandoned in East LA as a tiny pup. We rescued her, loved her, and let her sleep in bed with us. We got her a friend (love ya bonnie) who has since gone to hang with my parents after a bit of a dog incidence, and we flew them half way across the world for a small fortune......all pre-baby. And then our little 'miracle' arrived and the dogs were out. Living in the yard fending for themselves. Oh yes, they were slung a bowl of food and water, but gone were the days of expensive collars, organic bio-dynamic food and puppy play dates.....move over four legged friends, there's a new baby in town. Frankie is still our beloved little furry friend though she lives outside still, occasionally sneaking inside when no one is looking to catch a bit of her old life...i couldn't resist taking this photo before I shooed her outside, she just looked so darn cute and cuddly.....

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

Its OFFICIAL, our little beach house is on the market....Kind of bittersweet in a way as we completely renovated the house from a scary little asbestos shack into a cool little beach house, but ah well, thats life isn't it.....if you didn't move you'd sit still...? Maybe something like that...

LONG TIME NO BLOG

Very long time no blog...life has just been too hectic, actually that is no excuse, I have just been putting it off and putting it off for really no reason at all! Freelance has been going off, with lots of creative projects and I have been getting back into the groove of drawing and getting the right side of my brain (the part of my brain that has not been taken over by baby brain) clunking away. I forgot how good it feels to blog, to vent and to collect and publish the cool images i seem to come across everyday on the weird and wonderful world wide web. So here is my first post, I am going to do a few that I have had in the back of my mind to do....enjoy.

BDAY BLITZ

This week it was Brooke's birthday. We just had a mellow one inviting our gorgeous neighbors over for a bbq dinner. Their 6 year old daughter who is the raddest little girl around, wanted to make Brooke a birthday card. Who would buy a birthday card when you can create the most amazing card using glitter pens, sequins, bows and lace from the craft box? I forgot how fun glitter pens were and as we were sitting there creating our masterpieces I thought for a minute that I was 6 years old too! Needless to say, they were a huge hit and Brooke was feeling pretty special.