We Apologise for the Break in Transmission
by Jane on Sunday, 10th August 2008

This is a quick update for you regarding the August edition of the Kraft for Kidz blog carnival, which was supposed to be published today.
Unfortunately, I’m quite unwell at the moment and the carnival will have to wait until next weekend.
After a Saturday filled with moving furniture, sorting boxes and generally being householdy, I find [...]

Nameless Kitty Camper
by Jane on Wednesday, 6th August 2008

Or Trespussers will be Mollycoddled.
Meet our Nameless Kitty Camper.
We did just that on Tuesday last week.
Since then, she’s spent every day and night in our backyard, either snoozing in the Winter sun or curled up in the box we used to keep kindling in.
Now we keep a cat in it.
Fortunately, we love cats at the [...]

Home Beautiful? I think not.
by Jane on Monday, 28th July 2008

Doesn’t our table look pretty today?
I cut some of the roses from our front garden, like I’ve been meaning to for almost 2 years. Since we moved here, in fact.
Certainly, this picture is not a spotless article of gardenly domestic joy. (Is gardenly even a word?)
They have big, light~brown aphidy things on [...]

All’s Quiet on the Fursin’ Front
by Jane on Saturday, 12th July 2008

Things are a little quiet around here at the ol’ Kidzarama Corral right now.
What with school holidays and all, there’s been more than a little Real Life distraction (and fursing) going on.
This weekend, we’re heading for the hills and won’t be seen for dust until Wednesday.
Actually, we’re driving to Newcastle in Grandma’s car to see [...]

Silver Linings and Rainbows
by Jane on Monday, 7th July 2008

We had some rain today, and I was incredibly lucky to walk out the back just in time to see this.
I love the rain, but we’ve had an awful lot of it this year.
I spent some time reflecting on our own silver lining.
The financial difficulties that we’ve had in the past have taught us so [...]