Schoolchildren Victorian 1870s: Prize-Giving Days in Rural Victoria Schoolchildren in Victoria in the 1870s learned within a lively, community‑driven education system shaped by travelling inspectors, prize‑giving ceremonies, and strong local involvement. At Alexandra,...
Jennifer Empey | Simple Living & Slow Journeys
Intentional Living, Family History, & Digital Art
🌻 Original digital products and tools for a simpler everyday lifestyle
💜 Uncovering family history stories and ancestral lives in Victoria
🌙 Does This Sound Like You?
This space is for you if you are focused on an intentional lifestyle and you:
✨ Prefer a simpler pace: You choose a softer, deliberate everyday lifestyle over a frantic, packed calendar.
🌸 Love visual creativity: You enjoy digital art, photography, and cultivating a cosy home aesthetic.
🌿 Value history & heritage: You are drawn to ancestral stories and the deep history of the places you explore.
☀️ Appreciate intentional travel: You look for fulfillment in slow journeys, changing landscapes that leaves room to breathe.
Family History, Simple Living, & Slow Journeys for Your Everyday
Empey Family History: From the Rhine to South Dundas and the Victorian Goldfields
Empey Family History: My Ancestry and Heritage Overview My Empey family history research spans nearly fifty years, uncovering layers of Empey ancestry that mine and earlier generations never knew existed. My Empey story begins long before Canada, stretching back...
Family History Research: 5 Simple Steps to Begin Your Heritage Journey
Begin Your Family History Research With One Conversation For anyone who feels drawn to their family story but doesn’t know how to begin. Starting your family history research can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re looking for beginner genealogy tips or guidance...
Living the Grandmacore Lifestyle Through Kitchen, Garden, Craft and Bookish Aesthetics
Grandmacore Lifestyle Made Simple: Start With Everyday Aesthetics You Already Love The Grandmacore lifestyle can feel overwhelming when you’re not sure where to begin. Especially if you don’t want to recreate an entire vintage home or dive into complex domestic...
Simple Living Lifestyle: 20 Powerful Shifts for Softer, Better Days
A Simple Living Lifestyle Is the Gentlest Way to Change A simple living lifestyle gives you back the feeling that your days are yours. Not someday. Not after the big clean-out or the perfect routine. Now. I've been living simply for years. Not perfectly. Gently. These...
Softer Days Lifestyle: Build a Slow Lifestyle That Feels Like You
Softer Days: Permission to Move at Your Own Pace You're tired of rushing. A softer days lifestyle is what happens when you stop matching the pace around you and start choosing a rhythm that actually fits. Maybe you've been moving on someone else's tempo: rush,...
🌍📜 Family History: Stories, Ancestry Origins, Migration Paths
My ancestors began overseas and settled into communities across Victoria. Drawing from decades of research, I share the stories, ancestry origins, and migration routes of those who carved out lives in the region.
🧰✏️ Digital Art & Products for Simple Living
Practical digital resources, templates, and original art designed to help you organise, create, and style your everyday lifestyle.






