day eighteen.......

another favourite Christmas book.....

this time it's

The Jolly Christmas Postman.....

we've had a copy of this book in our house

for as long as we've had kids.....

it is such a lovely book and even though

the children are both a bit older now

we still love to read it and open each 'envelope' and

see what it is the postman is delivering......

Eclectic.......

Isaac makes me laugh......

He's always had the most eclectic reading taste.....

One morning this week I found him pouring over 'The Thinking Toolbox - 35 lessons to build your reasoning skills', which is a book Brian brought home from work (which he uses as part of his Philosophy teaching).....


and then in the afternoon he was all comfy on the front room chair enjoying (for the millionth time - I exaggerate not!!) a Magic School Bus book.....


in between those, he probably devoured a couple of picture books from his toddlerhood and fantasy fiction adventure!!

Inspiration and magic.....

this morning, whilst eating breakfast, Evie was completely engrossed in reading The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks.


this is not the first time Evie has read this particular book.... nor will it be the last I am sure.

and just like when she reads Narnia books and imagines hidden doors into magical worlds, this book causes her to wonder.....

in her room I find her little Beatrix Potter tin.....


with this cute fella inside.....


and a light sprinkling of fairy dust, just for good measure.....

and her hope? That her tin will be magic and she will end up with a 'real live' deer......

A little corner......

see this little corner?


I have secret plans and clever tricks planned.....

it involves a little sofa.....

some squishy pillows.......

and a snuggly blanket or two.......

plus a couple of kids and a few books..... just for good measure.....

Someone else's trash.......

Browsing op shops - it's something I really enjoy ..... and actually my children are fast becoming lovers of the op shop too! Give Evie a $ and she is seeing what treasure she can dig up!!

Of course, with Dot being here we have done a bit of op-shopping and I came across this stack of quite beaten up Beatrix Potter books ...... but I couldn't just leave them on the shelf...... they called to me, 'buy us, buy us' and so for the princely sum of $1 they became my treasure.....


Evie has already read them a few times and taken delight in the beautiful illustrations.... they certainly made us happy!