tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post5434847767077595618..comments2024-01-21T21:41:49.449+11:00Comments on Foxs Lane: Our secret weapon.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-44811313497801130772015-01-26T10:35:52.748+11:002015-01-26T10:35:52.748+11:00I love this post Kate. xoI love this post Kate. xoJulie Maloney Handmadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529876368067739360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-74464355670731687762012-02-07T12:36:49.506+11:002012-02-07T12:36:49.506+11:00Love the dog! Is that a Pyrenean or Maremma? I hav...Love the dog! Is that a Pyrenean or Maremma? I have a Pyr pup who is just about to turn 2. Yours is super lucky to have all that room to roam around on and bark in.Gillian Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01405517975228074756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-6720134877286545952012-02-05T22:27:38.781+11:002012-02-05T22:27:38.781+11:00love the cute little smiles & giggles in these...love the cute little smiles & giggles in these pics Kate!<br />my secret weapon is to ignore the boring jobs and just be with the kids, watch them play, give them cuddles and just appreciate what I have in that very moment.<br />hugs to you ♥Cathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907149329120730070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-283361574983147332012-02-03T22:32:50.034+11:002012-02-03T22:32:50.034+11:00Our weapon is wheels. We escape on our bikes and s...Our weapon is wheels. We escape on our bikes and scooters down to the park to look for treasure. Roboboy has a eye for tiny things, colourful leaves, bits of rock, sequins from days ago parties, bugs, sticks and sometimes giant palm fronds that he makes me drag behind the pram all the way home. I have learnt not to ask what for or why. melxBungalowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591099131301027446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-57633052746006306032012-02-03T22:26:03.060+11:002012-02-03T22:26:03.060+11:00We have national park at the end of the road so mo...We have national park at the end of the road so most evenings I try and go for a walk in there amongst the kangaroos, and gaze at the river, the hills and the sunset. Usually works. A bit of nature does, doesn't it?Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-65357194286116325272012-02-03T14:44:36.517+11:002012-02-03T14:44:36.517+11:00Personally, I think you should head north in Winte...Personally, I think you should head north in Winter this year.... <br /><br />Hmmm, secret weapon... I don't know... probably my hanging chair on the new deck, it feels like a little nest, I can look out at the trees and hurumph and then forget what I was hurumphing about... <br /><br />it doesn't always work. did the girls go back to school today?? I hope it went ok- weird for all of you. xxCath @ chunkychookyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926661077860579075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-8006056168589567842012-02-03T12:03:12.848+11:002012-02-03T12:03:12.848+11:00I'm glad you are hanging around.
I'd miss...I'm glad you are hanging around. <br />I'd miss you too much<br />xxGourmetGirlfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540195749908936684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-51925645073925329582012-02-03T08:50:43.438+11:002012-02-03T08:50:43.438+11:00Ah, I wish I had a farm to go get lost in! Since I...Ah, I wish I had a farm to go get lost in! Since I don't however, my secret weapon is to lock myself in my studio and paint or draw pictures of places I'd like to go or people I'd want to meet.Natalie / Half Asleep Studiohttp://halfasleepstudio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-50590229704846518612012-02-02T23:22:13.176+11:002012-02-02T23:22:13.176+11:00My secret weapon is to drop everything I am doing ...My secret weapon is to drop everything I am doing and just get down on the floor and really truly play with the kids, without any interruptions or distractions. Makes us all feel good xCottonAndCardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110544754718215534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-1283324481054648842012-02-02T21:05:16.823+11:002012-02-02T21:05:16.823+11:00We go down to our water hole. Everything always f...We go down to our water hole. Everything always feels and is good down there.SunShiny Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136959449936694237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-80453793205677409122012-02-02T19:33:14.410+11:002012-02-02T19:33:14.410+11:00oooh...if it's a rainy day in our small house....oooh...if it's a rainy day in our small house...i have a cupboard loaded with cool stuff:vintage games, puzzles and THE CRAFT BOX.<br />or...the beach, the garden, or head for the hills...change the scene, change the headspace in my motto. And i try to keep it mindful. Often, days that look like they're heading to crapsville, end up to the best. If i can remember to surrender to the moment. IF!anissa ljantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037312457171874579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-23968795562619749882012-02-02T18:58:27.612+11:002012-02-02T18:58:27.612+11:00My secret weapon is your mum, Kate. xxxxxMy secret weapon is your mum, Kate. xxxxxfarmdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930413233202159473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-80523237888991308112012-02-02T18:04:14.622+11:002012-02-02T18:04:14.622+11:00My secret weapon is usually cleaning or baking! :)...My secret weapon is usually cleaning or baking! :)JustForDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811221502677859152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-72480070427340207552012-02-02T18:04:12.184+11:002012-02-02T18:04:12.184+11:001. Walking with the hound.
2. Listening to the rai...1. Walking with the hound.<br />2. Listening to the rain on the tin roof.<br />3. Swimming in the local outdoor pool at 5.30am.<br />4. 'Boro' sewing (there is so much to make with scraps of fabric!).herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-91368128435690671952012-02-02T17:55:36.006+11:002012-02-02T17:55:36.006+11:00No secret weapon to speak of really... nothing is ...No secret weapon to speak of really... nothing is fail proof but we're always mixing it up and trying new things. Getting out is good. Staying in is good. Music is good. A swim is good. Yet all of these things have turned bad at times too... so I suppose our secret weapon is to keep trying... eventually we'll find something?!?!?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131518522010494497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-37259456340323589872012-02-02T16:52:22.995+11:002012-02-02T16:52:22.995+11:00Todays secret weapon was a crochet hook... a new p...Todays secret weapon was a crochet hook... a new project, and a little hooking time... damn therapeutic.<br />...but getting outside is always good too.cityhippyfarmgirlhttp://cityhippyfarmgirl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-81123128800673292132012-02-02T15:30:10.594+11:002012-02-02T15:30:10.594+11:00Oh yes that is a great weapon . Exactly what I use...Oh yes that is a great weapon . Exactly what I used to do with my kids then and now , get outside and blow some steam off . It works for us xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717488625019403742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-8801891236086124672012-02-02T13:13:03.799+11:002012-02-02T13:13:03.799+11:00Excellent Plan.
We get outside Often, head up the ...Excellent Plan.<br />We get outside Often, head up the paddock or go for a drive or have a play in the garden, anything to not be confined within four walls. Otherwise I'd be a total mess.Nat - Muddy Farmwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161791158132670303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-49957701542663683392012-02-02T11:28:40.011+11:002012-02-02T11:28:40.011+11:00I hear you Kate - fresh air and physical activity ...I hear you Kate - fresh air and physical activity is the answer for me, especially a walk, some work in the vegetable garden or getting out and about on the farm :)Jane @ Shady Bakerhttp://shadybaker.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-31743713885471696322012-02-02T10:25:49.224+11:002012-02-02T10:25:49.224+11:00I'm an inside girl, a bookworm, a sleeper but ...I'm an inside girl, a bookworm, a sleeper but stress calls for fresh air, especially night air. And extreme stress requires salt air, even if it's just standing at the railings looking down over the sand and sniffing with my head held back and the ocean winds blowing through my hair. Tomorrow will be better. Cherriewillywagtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161501326916060091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-55151959873396841252012-02-02T10:22:35.299+11:002012-02-02T10:22:35.299+11:00Our secret weapon, city kid style, is getting out ...Our secret weapon, city kid style, is getting out to our fave cafe for pancakes with lemon curd and strawberries in St Kilda followed by a long walk along the beach to blow out all the cobwebs. When there is more time, we head to a cottage in the woods, no tv or i-anything reception, just walks with the dog in the bush and cooking the food we bring and a fire to read by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-63198394608964012742012-02-02T09:30:54.865+11:002012-02-02T09:30:54.865+11:00our secret weapon is the beach.....there's som...our secret weapon is the beach.....there's something about the salty air that is rejuvenating for us. mel xMel - The Organic Mamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232801778478918935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-7428861568777979202012-02-02T07:39:38.478+11:002012-02-02T07:39:38.478+11:00Walk.....together, apart, fast, slow, bush or stre...Walk.....together, apart, fast, slow, bush or streets.....thats where our family heads :) Evertone needs somewhere to stretch and breathe in clean air. I love following your families fun. Happy 2012 to you all.At Number 32https://www.blogger.com/profile/05545312470881825520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-11460859744311279812012-02-02T04:43:28.825+11:002012-02-02T04:43:28.825+11:00Secret weapon? Soup. You think I'm kidding, ...Secret weapon? Soup. You think I'm kidding, but it's true.<br />wWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626286815589144470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-78376640786830700852012-02-02T04:42:21.590+11:002012-02-02T04:42:21.590+11:00Kate ~ what I really love about your posts is the ...Kate ~ what I really love about your posts is the way in which you ask questions at the end ~ which invites us readers to reflect on our own lives.<br />Its a lovely thing to do ~ and makes you unique and wonderfully inclusive !!!<br />My secret weapon is definately walking.Christa Harrisnoreply@blogger.com