On the night we named you, I whispered Sylvia against your ear. Sylvia Olive Ingrid, your name forever and always. You were five-weeks-old, when we made the announcement. Your family gathered in our kitchen to wish you, darling Sylvia, a …
The Wonderful Adventures of Kate Bown & Co Articles.
We welcomed a baby girl into the world two weeks ago. Lottie, Sidney and Arthur are thrilled with their new little sister. Our hearts are brimming with love. Our hands are full. And the chaos is rising as we adjust …
We celebrated Arthur’s second birthday last October. He is the littlest of our tribe of three. And I marvel at how quickly time has travelled, the milestones we have reached and tantrums endured. How my dimpled-sweet babe slithers and writhes, …
This is a story about our journey from Tasmania to Uluru, Australia’s Red Centre. Seven-thousand kilometres, six-weeks, with two adults, two kids, and a baby entangled in one van. We encountered natural wonders, russet-red dust and clouds of insects. And …
Last year we bought a van, with a pop-top and space to sleep all five of us. It has become our daily transporter, cubby-house-on-wheels, a van with special powers. I love how everything fits inside, our little trio plus extras, …
“Get me a hammer Mum”, my three-year-old-son calls from the back-garden. His flaming hair catching the last rays of sunlight. I know what he wants. I extract a ‘please’ and deliver a rubber-ended hammer. His shoulders droop. “Not that Mum. …