Poppy and I made a quick trip to Hagley on Sunday to spend the day with my family. My brother Greg, and his wife Sarah hosted a BBQ at their home. This is the house I shared with Greg many years ago, during my hippy phase and it certainly didn’t look as beautiful as it does now.
The sun was shining, Poppy and her cousins loved playing on the lawn and we drank wine on the deck and ate beautiful food. It was a delightful day. xx
Today is Friday (and my 42nd Birthday) and I am featuring our little Poppet, but firstly here is a photo of me on my 5th birthday (I loved that shirt), with my new ‘Barbie’ and a fabulous cake that my Nanna made:
I think Poppy finally has her appetite back and is featured here enjoying her weet-bix and yoghurt! I have also started serving her meals on her little table and I join her. I think this has made a real difference.
I am also training her to wash up – yeah I wish?? It might be a few more years before she earns her pocket-money, but it’s never too early to start is it?? She wasn’t too fond of the taste of the detergent either. x
Poppy’s Little Buddies
From left to right: Gus, Flat Bear, Suzie, Rosie and Stanley
I would like you to meet Poppy’s Little Buddies that look over her during her slumbering hours. I have been role-playing with Poppy using her toys and I love that time of day when I tuck her into bed and each little buddy says ‘good-night’ in their own way.
First we have Gus, a little dog with a very Australian male accent. Flat Bear – despite her original name, has a pretty little voice, as does Suzie. Rosie is very shy, but sounds quite posh and well Stanley, he has a very deep voice with French undertones and makes Poppy laugh.
After they have protected her through the night, Poppy shows her appreciation by ‘posting’ them through her cot and onto the floor every morning. They certainly are loyal little blighters!
Little Miss Spaghetti Smile! Poppy has been going through such an annoying phase with her eating at the moment and I am finding meal times not very enjoyable. The wholesome food I have prepared for her either ends up on the floor or being pushed away. I then succumb to giving her toast or a Cruskit with avocado, fretting about the lack of nutritional value for our little one. Help!
I gave her some Spaghetti Bolognese last night and she loved it – and I certainly didn’t care how much mess she made!
On another note, I came down with a nasty bout of Gastro on Friday night. Oh my – I felt like dying. I will spare you the details but I wasn’t in a good way. To make things even trickier, Nick had to work on Saturday. I stumbled through with Poppy until 9 ish, when I rang my friend Sam for some backup! Changing Poppy’s nappy was very challenging.
Sam came to the rescue and took Poppy and Maisy for a big two-hour walk, whilst I slept.
I am on the mend now, but my gosh you value your health when you feel so dreadful and helpless. The cuddles Poppy kept giving me, also made me feel better.
Poppy ended up watching an awful lot of television during the day, and all I can say is thank goodness for ABC4 Kids. I was very pleased to see Nick home to take charge of the dinner/bath/book/bed routine, whilst I laid on the couch, feeling sorry for myself.
I just hope Poppy, Nick and Sam don’t get it, as I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. 😦
A cubby-house or cubby is a small, snug place, which may be considered and used as a place of safety for children. This may be constructed by the children themselves and used as a place of play. In Australia, children may have a small shed, play-house or tent which they use as a cubby-house. A child might build their own in various places in the house or garden, or have a pre-fabricated cubby.
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Playing with Poppy yesterday in her cubby reminded me of all the elaborate cubby’s I have made over the years with my sisters and brother, which included any snug place where our imaginations ran wild. Growing up on a farm there were numerous opportunities for cubby design and implementation and often included hay barns, under grain trailers and tree houses. My sister Cath, even dug a massive hole in the back paddock and covered it with weld mesh and a tarp?! Mmmm…risk management anyone?
Poppy’s cubby is in the pantry, next to the fridge and is very safe! Bring on the many years of building cubby’s together! x
Poppy and I have just returned from an amazing walk on Mt. Wellington with Eve & Flynn. We met at The Springs early this morning and walked up the Pinnacle Track. Our little hitchhikers did very well (apart from Poppy pulling at my hair clip and earrings)!
We even experienced a snowfall which was absolutely beautiful! I love sneaking into the mountains for an early morning walk!
On Saturday we went to Mt. Field for Poppy’s first experience in the snow!
I had grand plans of doing the Lake Dobson circuit, but the day was dreadful. After dressing Pops in all her layers and loading her into the backpack, the weather deteriorated even more and we ended up walking 50 metres to the shelter! We certainly didn’t break any records in the distance department.
We retreated down the mountain and found more snow to play in (without the bitterly cold wind)! Poppy thought it was quite funny when her Mum & Dad started throwing snowballs at each other (and her).
We finished off our adventure with a walk to Russell Falls. I am so looking forward to spending more time with Poppy and Nick in the mountains this summer…and this was definitely a good warm up!
The Poppy Files 