Here we are sitting in our house admiring the work of the three workman who have installed flooring and carpets in our house last week. I’m now 40 weeks pregnant and we had wondered if I’d be in hospital this week but alas, baby seems very content inside at the moment! It’s been just over 11 weeks since we moved to Broken Hill and we … Continue reading Our mini makeover before baby came…
We await your arrival with expectation, nervousness and excitement. We long to see your face, eyes, ears, nose, fingers and toes. We imagine you have long legs, like us, and that you have hair like we both did when we were born. What will be your personality? ‘Do you know what you’re having?’ we often get asked. Will you be a boy or girl? How … Continue reading A letter to our unborn child
It’s taken me all week to write this blog post because the internet has been so bad that I haven’t been able to download the photos I took. In the meantime, we had a dust storm yesterday (see photos left) in Broken Hill and north north-westerly winds of up to 67 km/h. I’m still adjusting to how windy this town can be. We’ve planted our … Continue reading Planting Garlic
Here’s a little DIY project at home you can make during self-isolation: pressed flower cards. I started this project at the end of last year but did not make the cards until this last week. I am nearly 37 weeks pregnant and I really have to slow down and let my body rest. I have been too sore in my pelvis to do much standing … Continue reading Pressed flower cards
Tim and I enjoy having lamb shanks and last year I made this Lamb, Bacon and Lentil Pot. I’d completely forgotten about the recipe but Tim has been asking me lately to make the ‘lamb shank recipe with bacon one’ again. We recently bought a new slow cooker (Breville’s The Searing Slow Cooker) and so I made it using the slow cooker this time. I … Continue reading Lamb, Bacon and Lentil Pot
It’s 2am and I can’t sleep. I’ve been awake for the last two hours feeling anxious about my pregnancy. I’m 35 weeks as of today, 18 April 2020. We arrived in Broken Hill five weeks ago – on the 12 March – and it was the 13 March that Prime Minister Scott Morrison began announcing social distancing laws. First it was banning gatherings of 500 … Continue reading Supporting pregnant women and their partners is an essential service
