Browsing Archive: October, 2010

Dolls, West Coast Steiner School Open Day

Posted by claire lochrie on Monday, October 25, 2010,
Last Sunday saw me set up on the school grounds of West Cost Steiner School in Nollamara for their annual Spring Fair and Open Day. There were camel rides, patting zoo, coconut throw, class performances, face painting, story telling, wood working and some of the most beautiful crafts i have ever seen. Most times when I think school fair crafts I think the grandmas with the same kinds of things- drawer sachets, unfortunately colour combined knitted tea cosy and the like. But not so here. There...
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Co sleeping and Baby things

Posted by claire lochrie on Sunday, October 3, 2010,
I have added a picture of a new Cocoon, called 'Springtime' to the picutre gallery. I'm not a pink person, I never buy pink for my girls, and heaven only knows they have enough of it as it is. But for all the anti pink in me, I really like this colour. It's not a sickly little girl sweet pink, all fluff and giggling gooeyness like some pinks. It's a bright, bold pink, with a bit of purple in it. It's feminine and fun, and reminds me of some beautiful spring flowers, most especially the tulips...
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I don't fit into any neat boxes. I have been told I was born 25 years too late and should have been a hippie living in a commune, this may or may not be true. I love my garden as well as the wild places in the world. I have had the blessing of living in and seeing many different places in Australia, from tropical Far North Queensland, to the dry world in the Pilbara. I try to see the beauty in every day 'mundane' things: the bright cheerful flowers of the weeds growing in my 'lawn' area, to the swaying Eucalypts growing on the median strips on our busiest roads. I am a passionate believer in the importance of strong families to make strong communities, which make strong families. Support and respect are central to helping make strong families. I want to support families as they launch themselves into parenting from pregnancy onwards. I strongly believe homebirth, with a registered midwife, is a good plan that should be available to all women who want it. I also know, from experience, that the best laid plans can mean nothing when a baby needs to be born another way. I know there is no such thing as a 'failure' when it comes to birthing OR parenting. All babies have their own plans, which can be the very opposite to ours and it can take time to realise that. I believe a womans right to choose the care for herself AND her child is sacred and not negotiable, even if I would personally do things differently. I love nurturing children and families, and want to show people another way to do that, which has largely been forgotten in the western world.

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