Leaf: Every now and then a beautiful little parcel full of love (like this one) arrives in the mail to welcome the Sweet Baby Girl. (Yarramundi, Australia)
Rae: It's such a lovely thing to have Naomi baking a cake in my kitchen. (Pai, Thailand)
Leaf: I commented on the wild tiles that are in the kitchen of my friends rented house, she then said "Have you seen the lobster yet?". So, I knew that you would love the quirk…the wallpaper combined with the retro tiles and then the pièce de résistance; the lobster. (Faulconbridge, Australia)
Rae: I bought rice from this lovely Lahu lady this morning, and she posed for me in her handmade coat. (Pai, Thailand)
Leaf: This is my friend (and neighbour) Julie and her sweet granddaughter who we now call 'Big Ruby'. (Yarramundi, Australia)
Rae: As you know, Isaac was in the hospital this week. I was so glad for the gentle care of the nurses in Thailand. When we left, his IV's out and his regular clothes back on, they all took turns taking pictures with him, and he ate the attention right up. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
Leaf: Do you have Jacaranda trees in Canada? I love that every November the colour mauve is everywhere. (Yarramundi, Australia)
Rae: Some days it's the littlest things that give the heart its dose of beauty, like the deep colors of black beans in my kitchen. (Pai, Thailand)
Leaf: My beautiful sister Tee gazing at the sweet little Ruby Girl. (Corrimal, Australia)
Rae: Being home means I can make bread again. I love getting my hands in dough. (Pai, Thailand)
Leaf: My Mama making a delicious udon noodle soup for lunch. We shopped for those scales (on the right) together in the Varanasi steel bazaar when my parents visited about six years ago. (Corrimal, Australia)
Rae: I sat here for a while and washed a whole lot of clothes. When you're traveling with five kids, you use the washer that takes the mega load. I've always loved laundromats. It was a quiet hour. (Long Beach, USA)
Leaf: We took a cooking class with Lek- she's amazing! I was so proud of Taran, he cooked everything while I drank iced water and took notes. (Pai, Thailand)
Rae: This was one of the most exciting moments of Kai's life to date. One day he'll be driving a scooter! (Salmon Creek, USA)