Smoking. My mother-in-law always says, Sitting is the new smoking. And she’s not far wrong. But this doesn’t mean that smoking is not still a problem these days. I grew up in a house of smokers. Both my parents were smokers. At that time, everyone...
If you know me, you know that reading and literacy are really important to me, so I’ve made sure that my boys have been surrounded by books their whole lives. What you might not know is that I feel similarly about music. I grew up...
The Beard and I are food-and-wine people – there’s no denying it. So when we get the chance to try out new restaurants or food experiences, we usually jump at the chance. Last week we were invited to Bombay Brasserie at the Taj Cape Town...
The book: Clever Count Photo Book What is it? 11 Double pages of photos of objects, grouped by colour. On each page there are a certain of objects to be found eg 1 suitcase, 2 presents, 3 handbags. There are a few reasons we love...
If there's one thing moving house has shown me, it's that I have a lot of crap. Shoes, in particular. They say admitting you have a problem is the first step to solving that problem...
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Welcome to the Bird and the Beard!

I’m Kirsten, mom to Baby J, Little S and Bacon (a mini daxie) and wife to the Beard. When I’m not momming and wife-ing I’m usually trying to sneak in either a nap or a glass of sauvignon blanc.
Join me here on our journey of not-really-knowing-what-we-are-doing. Be warned: I’m honest, so it’s not all going to be giggles and rainbows – there’ll be lots of tears and tantrums (and that’s usually just me).