Category: Poppy : James
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Social Butterflies

Happy Monday morning!  Poppy and I were little social butterflies over the weekend – flitting from one engagement to the next!  Nick was hard at work on Tagus all weekend, making the final adjustments before re-launching it back in the water yesterday afternoon.

On Friday night I went along to the Tourism Awards with my dear friends Anne and Pete.  It was fun dressing up, eating lovely food, catching up with lots of people and … having a good ‘ol boogie on the dance floor.  I was a little dusty on Saturday morning, but luckily Poppy had a little sleep in.

Saturday afternoon was our annual Peter Stuyvesant International Sporting Event.  Each year our old friends get together for a different team sport which has included:

  • 2007 – Tennis
  • 2008 – Croquet
  • 2009 – Table Tennis
  • 2010 – Beach Volleyball
  • 2011 – Badminton
  • 2012 – Frisbee Golf

Sammy and Rob won Badminton last year and have had the honour of looking after the perpetual trophy and organising Frisbee Golf for 2012!

I was partnered with Clare and we decided we needed a handicap because we had three children between us.  This definitely impacted on our sporting prowess.  We came in 3rd in the end with Sam T. and Rob winning the overall event for 2012!

After the ‘Awards Ceremony’ Poppy and I dashed back to Hobart to meet up with my sister-in-law, Sarah and her children – Nina and George for an early dinner at Fish Frenzy.  It was a perfect Hobart evening and Poppy loved playing with her big cousins.

On Sunday morning, Nick and I took Poppy and Maisy to the beach for an early morning walk.  Poppy and I then spent the day in the garden and Depha came around for a late lunch!

What a lovely weekend.  I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weather too? xx

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Adventurous Spirit

I had a lovely birthday on Friday and was very spoilt by Nick, my friends and family.  Nick bought be a Kindle, which I am very excited about.

Initially when electronic readers were released I was quite dubious about reading a book ‘on-line’ as I love the written word on paper and actually holding a book. However after speaking to many people who are avid readers who did make the switch – said they would never go back!  I love reading, but what do you do with the all the books after their stories have been told? I have now downloaded a novel based in Paris and I look forward to my new era of reading.

Poppy was very clever and bought me some beautiful products from Lush (as we love our bath times together) and even wrote me a card:

Nick and I went out on Friday night with our friends, Juliet and Alistair. Juliet also celebrates her birthday on the 5th and it was nice to be out!

Yesterday we had a wonderful day on Bruny Island, where we caught the ferry and went for a walk to Grassy Point in Adventure Bay.  Little Poppy wasn’t in form due to a stubborn molar that is taking a while to surface, but I think she enjoyed the fresh air and hitching a ride in the backpack with Mum.  I love watching her discovering new aspects of nature as she picked up shells and rocks on the beach (with sandwich in hand).  She is such an adventurous little spirit.  xx

Garden Gnome

Nick and I had a great time on the boat on Friday night, whilst Poppy stayed with Barb and John. It was lovely to be away, but fantastic to get home to our little champ! The rest of the weekend we spent in the garden, where spring has definitely sprung! The pear tree is about

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Euro Star

Poppy has advanced to the next stage of transport…to the Eurotrike!

My good friend Anne gave us the Playsafe Super Deluxe Girls Trike several months ago, after her girls had grown out of it. It has been sitting patiently in our storage until the unveiling on Sunday.  The look on Poppy’s face was priceless when she saw the brightly coloured set of wheels for the first time. She loves the bell and spent many hours putting her dolly in and out of the front basket.

Much to her delight, we took her around the block on Sunday.  Where has our little baby gone?

She’ll be Apples

Here is our little champ after raiding my shopping and finding a lovely Golden Delicious Apple.  She sure does love her fruit! Below, Poppy is sporting her new puffer vest that I picked up at Zara Baby in London…so cute!  (She looks a little starstruck). x

Bag Baby # 2

I have mentioned Poppy’s infatuation with all manner of bags before. She just LOVES them…even shopping bags, but I am glad she has a couple of leather ones on hand, for good measure!

Love Your Way

Poppy Picasso

Watch out Pablo – you have some competition! Poppy has been refining her artistic skills with a beautiful mix of hues from her Crayola range. Her creations also extended to the kitchen floor…and so it begins!

Orange Love

Poppy (and I) are just loving fresh Naval Oranges at the moment. They are so juicy and sweet – I hope they keep those colds at bay? x

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