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Month: July 2011
Discipline and dance
Discipline in dance is essential, but it’s hard for a natural dancer to keep still when the body impulsively moves to any rhythm. At the end of a week’s dance workshop, in preparation for her next American Jazz exam, Charlotte’s class was opened up for parents to watch. We were definitely a distraction, especially with […]
Lyrical Sunday Theme for Week 26: Adventure
Charlotte observed her little sister Alice having an adventure in her paddling pool boat this week (a rare mid-winter outdoor water play session!). She put together a photo collage and poem, using Picasa, without any assistance from me. She challenges us to… ‘Write a poem about adventure or share a poem you’ve read, a story […]
Writer’s Workshop: Channelling the Energy
When the ‘boss’ and I our conceived our daughter, Sophie, I reckon a strong dose of my sister’s genes were thrown into the mix. And, unbeknown to Dan and I, there was going to be a strong contender in the house as to who was really ‘the boss’! Of course my husband and I harp […]
Winter school hols are rolling on
New Zealand has been put under a snowy spell (at least the high ground and much of the South Island – check out this stunning aerial picture). Even parts of greater Wellington were covered in white (visit Domestic Executive and Latte Junkie for their snow experiences). If I didn’t have school holiday dance classes to […]
Wordless Sunday: Liquid
__________________________________________________________ There’s plenty of wet stuff sweeping across New Zealand this weekend, with an icy blast from the south bringing snow to lower levels than have been seen in a long time. For us it has been a rug up warm weekend. Lego, board games, music and dancing. This afternoon there was plenty of delightful […]
Lyrical Sunday – Week 25: Musical Instruments
Welcome to Week 25 of Lyrical Sunday! Lyrical Sunday this week is themed on ‘Musical Instruments‘. If you’re new to Lyrical Sunday, please click here to read about how it began (I have an inspiring daughter who tries hard to keep her ‘ole Mum’s brain ticking!) and to read poems from earlier weeks. We have […]
Things Alice is Loving at 17 months…
The Gallery: Vintage
We had a bit of mid-winter fun here in New Zealand today. We visited Capital E, where they are holding a ‘Summer Scorcher‘ of entertainment over the two-week winter school holidays. Today was the first day of inclement weather in Wellington for the holidays, so we timed our visit perfectly. Whilst the rain did its […]
Theme for Week 25 Lyrical Sunday…
Charlotte and Sophie have set the theme for ‘Week 25’ of ‘Lyrical Sunday‘ as ‘Musical Instruments‘. Here’s some ideas… Do you play an instrument? If so, how does it make you feel to play? Perhaps you love to listen to a particular instrument? What instrument and why do you love it? Maybe you tried to […]
Wordless Sunday: Motion
____________________________________________________ I really wish I’d had my decent camera with me today, as there was so much ‘motion’ at Lyall Bay, with kite-surfers, sea-gulls, airplanes and my girls running on the beach. I had to make do with my phone camera, but still had fun trying to capture the motion. This week’s theme for ‘Wordless […]
Lyrical Sunday is Dancing!
Welcome to Week 24 of Lyrical Sunday! This week we are dancing! Come and join us if you feel like it. Link up below with a poem or song. What makes you feel like dancing? Couldn’t resist this gem from the seventies (yes, I was a seventies born gal!). Moving to the beat I can’t […]
Things I’m Loving…
Finding natural treasures on the beach after wild winter storms. Moments in the sun, despite cold winter chills. Hearing the day-dreams of my daughter, which bring a smile to my face and warm my heart, ‘I’m going to have a boat one day and you can sail with me Mummy’. Messages of adventure from family […]
The Gallery: Travel
From ever since I can remember I wanted to travel. When I was a girl my dear father would spend half the year working overseas – in stints of a fortnight in Germany, a week in Norway, a few weeks in France or the United States of America. I only have happy memories of those […]
