Leaf: Two gentlemen in beige, chatting in the market behind the stall. They were a bit grumpy, but I found a way to make them smile. (Glebe, Australia)

Rae: How I love making chai. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Why do I like teacups so much? I think it's because (to me) they mean…beauty, friendship and rest. I can't wait to sit and drink tea with you. I miss you and talk about you all the time. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: I've been wanting to get a close up of the rice harvest ever since we got back, and then I was at Josh and Naomi's new house, and this was happening in their backyard. Whoa. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: These girls made the most of everyone walking past their house on the way to the markets and did some busking. Gorgeous!! (Marrickville, Australia)

Rae: We're in homeschooling days filled with books and cups of tea, popcorn and of course, children. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: The friend whose house we share when we're in Australia has a beautiful collection of teacups that she believes should never be put on matching saucers. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: This is my aunt picking some maple leaves for us to take with us. It was so good to see her after many years. (Caledon, Canada)

Leaf: In Laos, to be a 'real man' you have to know how to weave baskets, so Taran took a weaving class. (Luang Prabang, Laos)

Rae: I went to Vancouver to pick Kai and Kenya up from the Greyhound bus station after camp, and I had an hour or so to wait, so I walked into a lovely little café for a coffee. Soon after, a woman approached me and said she was a photographer and wanted to take my photo because I had a looked very Something something. I think she didn't know what the word was. "Look down," she told me. "And then look up with only your eyes." This is the result. Oh dear. (Vancouver, Canada)

Leaf: Men sitting around enjoying being with babies is such a beautiful thing to see. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Rae: Miriam and I went for a farewell breakfast this morning. We had amazing coffee and food in a beautiful place and we got to chat to our hearts content. (Until I had to rush back to the house to continue packing.) I'm so privileged to spend parts of my life with this woman. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: We've been looking around at furniture places here. I thought this was beautiful but it was also too expensive; luckily for us we love sitting on simple cushions on the floor. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Rae: I went to one of the cafés that we love for some writing time, and the lovely owner really outdid herself with the cute presentation. (Pai, Thailand)