Leaf: I wanted to tell you…that I noticed that we had quite a wild selection of shoes at the latest family gathering. (Corrimal, Australia)

Rae: One day we'll drink Nepali tea together in this lovely café in Chiang Mai, where this wall is a feature. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: Christmas with Brendan's family always involves cricket; indoors and outdoors. (Barrington, Australia)

Rae: Our Christmas Eve gathering was sweet and beautiful, with lights and flowers and lots of food. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: This is my sister Anke's desk and next to it her pile of work from art school. I spent the day catching up on two years worth of art that I had missed. It was so deeply nourishing and beautiful. I don't think I can live without my sisters art in my life.  (Marrickville, Australia)

Rae: This hibiscus is so crazily intricate! What what what? Amazing. (Pang Mapha, 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: My Dad and Taran spent the weekend secretly working on something…this was the Great Unveiling…a bow and arrow set. (Corrimal, Australia)

Rae: One more sculpture from the Getty. This one makes me feel wild, like ahhhhhhh, I have to create stuff! (Los Angeles, USA)

Leaf: Colourful gum leaves. God even makes things change into beautiful colours as they are decaying. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: One day this week, we went to the Getty Center, an art museum with beautiful gardens and buildings. Oh, I was in heaven. (Los Angeles, USA)