Living Lightly at The Nest

06/12/2023

In other news our strawbale house max temperature was 24° today, outside was 34.4°
with Amy Drayton

01/09/2023

My latest lucky find. End of season sales are on now too!

15/08/2023

My phone died and I’m using one without apps for the interim. So, here’s some pics of food I’ve prepared recently 😂

06/08/2023

Poang chairs and slow days with Amy Drayton
So, we’ve had not much more than a string of mild illnesses going on here and I keep putting off this post for when I’m feeling well, but well, time ticks on, and well, we’re not! So, this is a post about our secondhand poang chairs which I’ve been thoroughly enjoying convalescing in.
Backstory: Christmas time 5+ years ago I had the pleasure of relaxing my hugely pregnant, hot, and very uncomfortable self in one of these chairs at my SILs (Nena) and decided in that moment I would own one of these luxuries.
I spied 2!! chairs, matching and relaxing at my local Salvos a few weeks ago for $15 each and couldn’t fit even one little darling in the back of my Golf, so I waited and Tom delivered me my 2 prized opshopped chairs.. and many days since their arrival I’ve attempted to enjoy an uninterrupted moment in the sun, a few beers, and many a quiet moment has been found here in these oh so comfy seats. I’m sure we will be properly well again soon, and hope everyone is avoiding the winter lurgies, who has one of these poang gems? Do you love them as much? 💗

15/07/2023

Welcome back to my little page- previously Honey House. It’s been resting while I’ve considered content and presence and dabbled with other methods of sharing 🙂

Facebook does seem more suited to my style of content and conversation so it’s nice to have this little corner back where I can sun myself and churn my thoughts aloud.

We’ve had a quiet and introspective winter break with back to back illness and tonight I’ve made honey and lemon tea for me and Tom, and Tom’s case of man flu. The lemonade fruit is from Kirsty who’s managed to keep the tree alive and flourishing at their Wee Waa home for around 7 years. I believe I picked it up at Daleys nursery in Kyogle during a spate of homesteading at my little Wiangaree cottage. Delicious, and I’ve saved some seeds 🍋

03/09/2020

A tiny bit more progress here too

12/08/2020

Ethan wanted to do some hammering too

12/06/2020

Cracking eggs

10/06/2020

If you need incentive to pull out a paint brush here it is

05/06/2020

26/05/2020

Love the treasure hunt of demolition

15/05/2020

Cleaning begins 🤢

12/05/2020

Beautiful find at the new place

07/05/2020

We found some floorboards under layers of carpet tile, Lino, and Masonite today. Love demo! The floor is insulated from underneath- hopefully we can bring them up to specs to meet some of the polished sections

07/05/2020

My favourite patch of ceiling. This’ll bring joy to scrub and paint!

06/05/2020

Proud owners of this little beauty! 😂 we must’ve had our weetbix the day we made an offer!

19/04/2020

Getting the second coat on 😍

18/04/2020

New project as promised x

18/04/2020

We were so cute and delusional back then.

(via Macaroni and Mom Jeans)

16/04/2020

Window trim 👌

14/04/2020

Sharing to keep me motivated 💕

06/04/2020

We have plenty of play dough ingredients so this little guy can still enjoy this while I pack up the kitchen.
“Look, a bum!”

30/03/2020

Just need to add a few colourful spots to this butterfly and she will be ready for a new adventure!
We won’t be opening Honey House as a daycare anytime soon and will be returning this space to the rental market.

If you’ve enjoyed updates of our renovation with a toddler then stay tuned as we’re about to embark on something new

22/03/2020

Good news is I now have a fenced yard to keep Ethan safe while I get on with painting the exterior!

22/03/2020

17/03/2020

We were planning to host playgroup today but Playgroup Australia recommends suspending all playgroups until further notice.
This is our morning activity today. What does social distancing look like for you and your family?

14/03/2020

Gates are on! Off to Armidale Monday for more fence panel brackets and we will be cooking on gas.

Speaking of cooking- going by the last photo we’ve decided siblings are ruled out for now 🤣

13/03/2020

Gazanias needed a home so we’re halfway there. And kids love chores right?

13/03/2020

6 months of renovating calls for cake

12/03/2020

Our first garden bed is ready for planting. It’s a morning sun position. Anyone have suggestions of food or kid friendly flowers?