{quotable thursdays}

{via terrier&lobster}

My sister gave me this link about aunties, and it struck home. I just spent Christmas with my 9 nieces & nephews and I realise how important the auntie-niece/nephew bond is.
The article talks about the necessity of aunties in kids' lives. It also provides a bunch of great quotes by famous aunties. I like this simple one by Jane Austen:

"I have always maintained the importance of aunts."

Here are some pics of all my 9 nieces and nephews at Christmas:

{Christmas day}

{me & my two nieces on Grouse Mountain}

{my nieces & nephews on Christmas Eve}

{at Mamre Oaks, the ancestral home in Victoria}

Happy aunty-ing to all of you aunts. What a privilege it is!
xo,
L