As I sit down this Friday evening, and reflect on the week that has been, I acknowledge the tougher moments of family life that have been – but let them go now. This is time to capture the magic, the moments to hold on to, to keep us strong, to see us through. The moments […]
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Waitangi Day at the Farm & the Beach on the Kapiti Coast
Waitangi Day falls on 6 February every year in New Zealand. It’s a public holiday and fell on a Wednesday this year, making for a lovely mid-week break from weekly routines, and a nice chance to reconnect as a family after a busy start to the new school year. We drove up the beautiful Kapiti […]
Finding Love
Some weeks are harder than others – that’s just life. Last week, with the man of the house away on business, my children weren’t quite themselves. There was no time for me to mope about, but rather I had to ‘step-up’ and be strong for them (not that I felt very strong) – particularly for […]
A scorching Christmas for Wellington, right out the box (along with melted chocolates!)
Not since 1934 had Wellington had one as hot and we spent Christmas dressed minimally, seeking shade and deciding a late avo dinner should be taken indoors, where it was a lot cooler! We enjoyed a relaxed morning of present opening (the children were good and resisted opening anything under the tree until 9am – […]
Christmas Eve 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand
It’s been a great build up to Christmas here in Wellington, and this Christmas Eve we’ve had a lovely day with something for everyone in the family (even a couple of hours one-on-one time specially for hubbie and I!). This morning, whilst Mama stayed home to put away copious piles of laundry, hubbie went to […]
Wedding New Zealand Style
On Saturday we were treated to a wedding in true New Zealand style, with a touch of Indian flair. Balanced on the edge of a cliff, 250 metres above the Tasman Sea, with sweeping views of the South Island in the distance, we gathered to celebrate the love of two special people coming together in […]
Things I’m Loving… My Precious!
It’s been jovial week in the Middle of Middle Earth with much merriment at the market and frolicking at sunset. Breakfasts have rolled into elevenses and lunch, with little space between, and liquid fuel has been a necessity for kick starting the day – as well as a little magic ale for ‘chillaxing’ with at […]
Sunshine Wednesday & I’ve only stepped outside to shoot a rocket!
It’s nearly 10.30am and I haven’t had a coffee. The first two hours of my day were a whirlwind of lego building adventures with Miss 2 – Alice – block tower building, a rescue mission on the stairs from a lava flow, a shooting sock and a pile of leaves (Grandma and Granddad in England […]
Notes from our Home School Journal, 2 June, 2012
In our homeschool this week… We’ve had a very social, out and about, catching up with friends kind of week. A very different week to last week – when we did get out – but we kept more to ourselves and were a lot more focused on traditional learning. Helpful homeschooling tips or advice to […]
Easter Saturday Sunshine in Wellington!
Wellington put on a show for Easter Saturday. It was an incredible day of sunshine and no wind. Perfect for entertaining Auntie Claire and enjoying some action in the outdoors. We enjoyed an action packed day on the waterfront. She went out on a kayak with Sophie, whilst I kayaked with Alice. Out on the […]
Things I’m Loving
Lots to love this week, in between getting organised for Charlotte starting back at school on Monday, Granddad putting in a new waste disposal thingie ma jig in da sink (thank goodness for Granddad! He’s a genius!), Grandma ironing (a revolution in our house and my skirts have never looked so good!) and the man […]
Christmas Eve sunshine thoughts from New Zealand
This Christmas Eve morning we woke to blue sky, without a cloud in sight. The sunshine is a much welcome gift after the rains of the other week caused terrible flooding and landslips in Nelson. Our hearts also go out to the people of Christchurch, who suffered a number of strong earthquakes, the day before […]