taking care of you

1 Birds of Australia (Sacred Kingfishers) by Eric Shepherd for Maxwell & Williams
2 Valerie Restarick Bowl (blue) via Mr Kitly
3 Lauren Hot Water Bottle Cover (beige and antique white stripe) by Ella Sanders
4 Miix Spoon Set by Chi-Wing Lee via MoMA Store
5 Hand Towel (black/light beige) via H&M
6 Modern Classics Book 1 by Donna Hay

When someone is sick, most of time they just want someone to watch over them and help them out a bit with the basics, for example the cooking and cleaning. This week my mum became ill and had to remain in bed for days. Being the (now) grown-up daughter that I am, I offered my services and happily waited on hand and foot. Some of the tools required for such an undertaking are shown above.

One of the most important jobs as household chef is yummy, healthy, hearty food. Potato, bacon and leek soup by Donna Hay is my go-to recipe. When I first cooked it a few years ago, I didn't have any leeks, so I substituted with zucchini. Amazing! Even though I am yet to taste the leek version, I would bet the zucchini one is better.

Of course if you're having soup (6), you need a pretty bowl (2) to eat out of with pretty spoons (4) to slurp from. Mum gets a bad back, so she likes to wrap up a water bottle in a pretty stripy cover (3) while drinking her chai tea in a mug (1) with a cold, wet hand towel (5) on her forehead to help the headache. 


As you may have noticed, I've put tiny maps of Australia next to some of todays products. These are Australian made or designed pieces and will help you recognise the amazing things we create in our far away land. Look out for more maps in the future...