What a delight to have our own strawberries to put in the school and kindi lunch-boxes. After breakfast the girls picked a few ripe ones from the garden and brought them in for a quick wash before popping them in their lunch-boxes. The sweetness of strawberries is such a seasonal treasure that evokes so many […]
Month: November 2009
A positive week thus far :)
On Monday, I got my mail off to the UK for the economy Christmas deadline. I’d pre-organised a deluxe pedicure for after the mailing (an hour of standing on my feet certainly was deserving of some tender loving care). I’ve never had a pedicure before and it was only because someone had kindly given me […]
Thanking the sisterhood!
Thanking the sisterhood today for making a woman entering her third trimester of pregnancy feel great 🙂 First, someone at school said (as I bent down to put Charli’s water bottle in the tray, whilst wearing my white, tight, cropped trousers), ‘Wow, you’re looking great, all baby and nothing else. How do you do that?!’, […]
Dotty Love
“I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.†Yayoi Kusama Taking advantage of the fortnightly, free Wednesday entrance to the Wellington City Art Gallery we ventured into Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Mirrored Years‘ exhibition after school yesterday. Kusama couldn’t have described herself better; she certainly is a modern day Alice in Wonderland. Her creative genius gifts visitors […]
Exercise wins over housework
This morning was so beautiful that the thought of sorting out any cupboards and attending to house-work was very unappealing. So, after doing a little food shopping I put on my comfy shoes and headed out for a walk. It was such a treat to be out walking by myself, with only the thoughts in […]
Wellington Santa & Victory Parade!
The rain held off, the wind was strong, but thousands braved it to celebrate the All White’s victory and see the amazing floats, bands and, of course, Father Christmas. We found quite a sheltered spot on Lambton Quay, tucked back from any ‘wind tunnels’. We got there early, so we’d have a spot at the […]
New Zealand is going to South Africa!
Last night was a historic night for New Zealand football. The All Whites defeated Bahrain and qualified for The World Cup. When we first arrived in New Zealand, 1996/97, football games were pretty much a non-event with small crowds and little atmosphere. Over the years we’ve watched this change and last night was, indeed, a […]
High Energy
If only I had some of it – high energy that is. Both my girls are full of beans from morning to night. They have such a need to throw their bodies around. At school and kindi pick-up the Mum’s of boys say, ‘You’ll get a shock if your third baby is a boy,’ but […]
Shades of Summer
Summer is really forging its way through in short, sharp bursts. This past week we’ve snapped every sun-filled opportunity to delight in our favourite pastimes that good weather allows for. After school last Monday I took the girls down the waterfront for a big ride on their bicycles and some time to view the world […]
Charli’s School Athletics 2009
This is the first time Charli has participated in school athletics and it’s all a little different to how I remember it in my school days. For starters there’s high-jump and long-jump, which I didn’t even hear of till I was around ten year’s old and in senior school in the UK. They start them […]
Guy Fawkes Night 2009
As usual Wellington put on a spectacular firework display and evening of entertainment. We didn’t stay in town to watch the big bangs (but could hear them booming around the distant hills from our home). Earlier in the evening we enjoyed the fun of the fair on the waterfront, before returning home at dusk for […]
Happy Beltane to the Southern Hemisphere…
or Samhain, popularly known as ‘Halloween’, to all those in the Northern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, the majority of folk in New Zealand seem to lose sight of what season we’re in on 31 October every year and follow the Halloween celebrations. However, up in Northland ‘The First Church of Ancient Crafts‘ has the right idea with […]
Smashing fun at Charli’s school fair
Two week’s ago we were preparing for Sophie’s kindi fair, this week we’ve been closely watching the weather forecast in preparation for Charli’s school fair. Well, we had no need to worry as the weather God’s were on our side this weekend. Dan volunteered to do the plate smashing, along with another Dad, and they […]
Rascal returns!
Ever since we first looked after Rascal the rabbit, from Sophie’s Kindi, the girls have talked about doing it again. He’s a popular fellow, that’s for sure, as the Kindi is never short of volunteers to take him home for the weekend. Well, this weekend it was our turn and the girls counted down sleeps […]