Be nice wouldn’t it? To see Wellington from the air. We waved off a bride-to-be, dressed in a beautiful gown on her father’s arm, with her bridesmaids accompanying them. We wondered where they were going. So many beautiful destinations within a short helicopter flight from Wellington. Such a stunning day for a wedding. Maybe to…
Author: BritMumInNZ
My three little lounge lizards – an update
I’ve had the delight of my three little lounge lizards all being home on Wednesday and Friday last week (as Charlotte – Dear Daughter 8 – is a bit tired with the start of the school year – lots of testing and goal setting). It’s been so great to have Charlotte home with us, as…
Silent Sunday
_________________________________________________________ For more Silent Sunday photos check out the #SilentSunday hashtag on twitter and there is now a linky being hosted at Love All Blogs too. And thanks to dear hubbie for looking after DD2 and DD6 so that I could enjoy some precious one-on-one time with my DD8. It was time well spent (and yes,…
The Gallery: Landscapes – from Stonehenge Aotearoa
Set on the expansive landscape of the rural Wairarapa, where big skies, wide valleys and small towns full of character lie, is Stonehenge Aotearoa. A marvellous full-scale working adaption of England’s Stonehenge, located just outside of Carteton, an hours drive from Wellington. ‘It incorporates ancient Egyptian, Babylonian and Indus Valley astronomy, Polynesian navigation, and Celtic…
Have you had your pancakes?!
Sophie asked me for pancakes for breakfast, again. She’s been asking for days. I keep making promises. I keep breaking them. Oops! But today, I pulled out my wooden spoon and whipped up some batter and fulfilled an overdue promise. It wasn’t till mid-morning I discovered it was actually Shrove Tuesday today! I found a…
Lines
Say ‘lines’ and I think washing line and lines on my face. Say ‘lines’ to my six year old and she says – ‘They’re everywhere Mummy! Everything has a line!’ I think, ‘Thick and thin, zig-zags, straight and curved.’ Lines drawn on paper and etched in the sand. Lines painted on the grass, to mark…
Weekend Workout & Recommendations!
Some weekends are made for play, others are made for getting down to it and facing up to the moth balls, paper piles, over-grown lawn, dirty windows and piles of laundry. After all, we had enjoyed a beautiful Friday of sunshine – can’t be all play and no work! For our children the weekend was…
Things I’m Loving this week of lurve!
♥ Love my hubbie, who knows many ways to my heart but, on a Friday evening, these babies waiting for my consumption are the best! ♥ Love Friday nights with the family on the beach, playing in the surf & turning into mermaids in the sand. ♥ Love the thoughtfulness of a friend (who is…
Cake, candles and ride-ons for Alice’s 2nd Birthday
Two years ago Charlotte and Sophie met their baby sister Alice. They came to greet her in their favourite dresses, sensing it was a very special occasion. Alice had arrived into the world like a dolphin greeting the sunshine – pivoting around as she sprung out of the watery womb of her beginning into air…
Happy Birthday to the man of our house!
Birthday time for the man of the house is a little different with three energetic daughters to contend with. One daughter (young Alice) decided to pick the eve of his Birthday to wake up and do some midnight star-gazing with her Daddy. Any chance of a lie in to catch up on lost winks was…
Things I’m Loving: Nature abound
It has been a week of celebrating the beauty of nature. ♥ Loved learning of New Zealand’s native trees and the amazing variety of different trees the world over. ♥ Loved identifying different tree species in our garden at home and in Wellington’s Botanical Garden with Sophie and Alice. Sophie worked so enthusiastically and wrote…
The Gallery: A Family Story
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Do what you love, one day a week: Paddle boarding!
After my last attempt, in less than calm waters and with a few adrenaline pumping wipe-outs, I went out on the board again this week. It was beautifully calm in Lyall Bay on Sunday. Barely a ripple of a wave broke on the shore. I found my feet quickly and plunged the paddle deeply into…
Lyrical Sunday: Memory
We can’t have the happy, without the sad, The interaction of yin and yang. The merge of hearts and the touch of hands, Together – now apart – leaving a pang. The memory – of a summer spent playing, Long, lingering nights and days to create. The love of family, brought close together, Often reliant…