T&G Tuesday - on Wednesday...oops!

This is Teddy.

Well, it's 'New' Teddy, actually.

'Old' Teddy got lost at the shops a couple of months ago.

I think I was sadder about it than he was.

He was given the old teddy when he was born and he slept with him all the time and took him in the car sometimes too.

So now, it's almost like having old Teddy except the new Teddy is softer because he hasn't be hugged and played with for a few years yet.

Yay for Google and online shopping!!!

~ Ky x

Snippets of Sunday - Ms Heap and Mr Beck

I don't know how much you're into music, but it's pretty much part of the landscape in these here part of the woods.

It's almost as much a need as bread and water to me.

I don't think I'd live very happily without it.

Music defines different memories and stories from my life.

It's all filed away back there in the recesses of moi's grey matter.

Anyway, I'll get to the point.

The snippet I want to share with you today is a song that I really love.

This chicky babe is an awesome singer and I love all her music.

What's great about this clip is that she's singing along to music made by Jeff Beck(guitar) and Tal Wilkenfield(bass).

What a trio!

Everyone give a warm round of applause for................

IMOGEN HEAP!!!!!

Seriously, you must hear it.

Happy days, people!

~ Ky x

Feel Good Friday - ???

I got nothin' today.

Zip.

Zero.

Zilch.

So, I'm going to sit here and make it up as I go along.

Let's start with a photo that I haven't shared with you...hang on, gotta find one.

Ok. Here's one.

Melbourne City. Photo taken from Riversdale Rd, Camberwell.

Want to see another one?

Too bad, I'm going to put one up anyway.

I don't normally get to see Mt Buller like this in winter because it is usually so grey and cloudy up there during snow season.

Moving along...

How about a happy song?

Ok, you twisted my arm.

You're going to be singing it all day now!

Ha!

And now for a giggle.

Did you giggle?

I laughed hysterically!

Well maybe not hysterically, but I laughed loudly.

How cut was that guy at the end?

Too funny!!!

Not bad for not having anything to share today, aye?

Here's hoping you all have a wonderful weekend.

I sure hope to.

~ Ky x

T&G Tuesday - Animal Farm

Can you guess what I did today?

That's right! I went on a school excursion with Angel's class to a farm.

A freezing, cold day, BUT, we all had so much fun!

Can you believe I had a turn at milking a cow???

I'd never done it before.

I wish, wish, wish that this farm was my place. Well, maybe not such a big farm, but a tiny one, with a few animals and land for the kids to run and play.

Yeah, I could see myself living in gum boots and doing chores around a very, very small farm.

What did you do today?

To see what other's around the world are doing on Tuesday go to

Communal Global

Also linking to The Long Road to China for...

~ Ky x

Snippets of Sunday - Kick It!

It's really cold and windy here today, but he insists on wearing shorts outside.

*sigh*

I don't worry too much, as long as his top half is warm.

I love taking action shots of him.

Some of them are just hysterical!

Classic shot!

I really, really wish I had a DSLR though cos then I wouldn't have that damn fraction of a second of shutter delay after pressing the button.

It's very frustrating when you're trying to capture a particular shot.

Oh well, them's the breaks.

He makes me laugh so much!

So there's my snippet of today.

The Monkey Boy kicking his soccer ball.

Hope you've been having a lurvely weekend.

~ Ky x

Feel Good Friday - Coffee Date

Roughly every fortnight, I have a coffee date with my man. Ahem...my little man.

It's our thing. It's what we do.

Sometimes, we have coffee dates in between that fortnight, but if we don't, then we still have our fortnightly date booked in.

I always have a traditional flat white.

That's just my thing.

 He always has either a babycino or a hot chocolate.

He rocks a chocolate froth moustache!

Sometimes I even have breakfast too.

Who doesn't love a chunky piece of fruit bread?

And no, I didn't use all the butter.

Going out for coffee is one of my favourite things.

It always makes me feel good.

And it's become easier with him the older he gets.

He stays put on his seat...most of the time.

So, tell me, what's making you feel good this Friday?

~ Ky x

T&G Tuesday - Dead Tree Hill

Taken while driving through the Yarra Valley.

All the vineyards are displaying lovely brown rows at the moment.

They still look cool though.

I HAD to stop and take a photo of this old tree sitting up there on the hill amongst the rows of grape vines.

I didn't even notice that cloud until I was editing the photo.

I'm liking it!

~ Ky x

Snippets of Sunday - Gift from God

I took these photos last Sunday when she had a cold.

 Her throat was sore. Her lips were really dry. She had a stuffy nose.

She still smiles though.

That's just how she is. How she has always been.

She's all gorgeous, thick hair and dreamy eyes.

She has a heart as big as the sun and beyond.

She has the gift of empathy for others not often seen in a young child.

She loves people!

She hates to see people hurting.

She's says she'd like to be a nurse when she grows up.

She'd be a brilliant nurse!

She'd be brilliant at anything she put her mind to.

She always says 'Hello' to people.

Even grown ups.

If she knew you, she would wave and say 'Hi' to you, using your name.

I love that she's even friendly to grown ups.

Us grown ups like to be noticed too.

Look at those eyes.

When they fill with tears for whatever reason, my heart contorts into all sorts of painful shapes.

She holds your heart that way.

You can't help but give it to her.

She's ever so gentle with it.

She's my Angel.

 Our princess.

 A gift from God to be sure.

God knew exactly what He was doing when He made me her Mum.

I need her just as much as she needs me and sometimes, I need her more.

~ Ky x

Feel Good Friday - My Blog Crush

I'd like to tell you about my blog crush.

The blog that I always look for and read first when I log into my dashboard.

It makes me feel good every single time I read it. Without fail. No matter what mood I'm in.

It's called Enjoying the Small Things and is written by Kelle Hampton.

She is a wife and mother. A mother of two beautiful little girls. Lainey and Nella.

Kelle has a gift for blogging.

She takes THE BEST photos and includes loads of them in every post, but her writing is what really draws you in.

She is open and honest and funny and shares her life and the loves of her life with us all.

Her writing style is really creative and lets you feel what she is feeling.

She loves her girls furiously.

She is very present for them and is determined to give them the best life and the best of her that she can.

Nella is the reason I smile and sometimes giggle when I see the amazing photos that Kelle takes of her family.

There is just something so very special about Nella.

She is magical.

Without knowing it or trying to, she brightens up so many peoples day.

She ALWAYS makes my day!

Look at her! How can you not fall in love with that little face?!

Then there's Lainey.

Sweet, adorable Lainey.

Do yourself a huge favour and spend some time reading through Kelle's blog.

You'll leave feeling really good!

You'll leave feeling inspired to live the best life you can live.

You'll leave wanting to love those around you furiously and selflessly.



Seriously. Just do it!

~ Ky x

Teacups and Graffiti - Winter Trees

All the leaves are brown...

And the air is crisp and clear.



Trees are bare.

I'm a huge fan of winter.

Bring it!

But bring it with some sunshine...please.

To see more Tuesday posts from around the world visit

Communal Global.

~ Ky x

Blogger Bungle or User Error?

She's the cutest thing in the world to me!

I just want to let you all know that I'm having a bit of trouble leaving comments on some of your posts. Those of you who DON'T have a pop up window for comments are the blogs that Google won't let me comment on.

Now, if you would be so kind as to change your comment settings so that you have a pop up window AND not have that word verification on, then I'd be most obliged and you will be getting comments from me.

Why oh why did Blogger have to muck around with stuff?

It was all fine before they went and did some maintenance.

Maybe I should clear my browser and cookies.

Would that help my problem? (that's a loaded question if I ever saw one)

~ Ky x

Snippets of Sunday - Chilly Smoke

I smell like smoke. NO! I haven't been smoking, I've just been standing near a fire.

My darling decided to burn the great pile of rose bush clippings that I had made a few months ago. Let me just say, I've been asked oh so politely not to do that again.

I won't. I promise!

Anyway, today is a clear, sunny, windy and very cold day. Having this fire burning on such a winters day made me feel nostalgic. I was transported right back to the years I spent as a kid, growing up on 13 acres in the bush. Riding pushbikes. Riding motorbikes. Roaming the bush in search of some mischief to get up to.

I loved Sunday afternoons in winter out there. The trees casting long shadows early in the afternoon. There was usually the echo of a chainsaw happening somewhere on a neighbouring propery. Sometimes it was the sound of Dad using the chainsaw or even the tractor to mow the grass.

And there was always the smell of smoke. Be it from our chimney or from Dad or a neighbour burning off.

Yep, this afternoons mix of chill in the air and smell of smoke took me right back to that carefree time of my life. 

It's no wonder some people live in the past.

Nostalgia is a powerful emotion.

I think I'm just going to stay there for the rest of today.

~ Ky x

Feel Good Friday - Upside Down

I'd not heard of her before this week, but I'm so very glad I found her.

Her name is Paloma Faith and she is fun, quirky and just my kind of noise.

A british singer who is who she is and clearly is not afraid to be a little 'upside down'.

While watching a rather cute, yet completely predicable movie called Chalet Girl, this song was played while the leading lady was learning to snow board. I immediately loved it and grabbed the iPhone and used my favourite app, Shazam, to find out what the song was and who sings it.

Well, I have been listening to the album all week. The kids even like it. Monkey makes me play 'Upside Down' over and over and over again and we're still not sick of it.

If you don't jump up and dance, or tap your foot or move some part of your body while listening to this song then I'm afraid to tell you that you are dead. D.E.D. Dead!

Wanna hear it???

Here 'tis then...Upside Down

This is music for the ears, not music for the eyes.

Have a very fun weekend!

~ Ky x

The Plan

I've decided to give The Miss K Way some sort of direction instead of just plodding along putting up posts willy nilly. Actually, I have been encouraged in the past to have theme posts on different days of the week, every week. I've thought about it long and hard and agree that it's a very good idea and it will help me to focus on my posting and, you, my dear reader will also know what sort of thing to expect of this blog.

A special thank you to Felicity of Gifts of Serendipity fame for her suggestions today, and in the past. You're a clever girl you are, Ms Felicity!

So, this is my plan.

 Tuesdays will be the day for Teacups and Graffiti. If you have been following along with T&G then you will know that it's all about the photo. That will be my photography day. A day for showing off my rad photographic skilz. Ha!

Then on Fridays I will post about something that makes me feel good. For example, music, food, movies, whatever it is that week that makes me feel so good that I just absolutely have to share it with the world. I'm guessing there's going to be a lot of music posts, cos I love music!

I'm also hoping that whatever I post about on Friday's will make you feel good too.

This made me giggle when I saw it.

So I'll start off with just two posts a week for now. I do plan to make it three with a third day of posting about whatever. Maybe I'll make that one 'Whatever Wednesday'. We'll see...baby steps.

See you back here tomorrow so you can go into the weekend feeling good.

~ Ky x



In Need of Advice/Suggestions

I'm in a bit of a bother over my blogs. I can't decide what to do.

I have this one, The Miss K Way, and also another one that started out as a photographic 365 project, but is now just another place for me to put up a photo when I get around to it. It's called Teacups and Graffiti.

Now, this is where I need some advice, some suggestions.

I don't want to continue with two blogs, so which one do I shut down? And then, do I continue with the current name that I have or start over with a new one as it will be like merging two blogs into one because whatever I blog about, there will always be photos involved?

Decisions, decisions. I can't decide and seeing as you've all been so helpful in the past, I thought I'd put it out there and see what comes back.

Hope you're enjoying this first day of June.

~ Ky x