Long awaited rain finally blessed the ground with its presence this weekend. It’s been so long since we’ve had rain that it was welcomed with the unfurled embrace of every leaf, flower and blade of grass. The birds are lively and chirpy; our cats are relieving their thirst by licking the rain drops as they […]
Month: March 2008
A little bench where I like to sit
I have a little bench, outside our backdoor. It’s sheltered from the wind and rain and it’s where I like to sit and think. I look up at the changing sky, the mostly ever-green trees and watch the season’s change. Listening to the cicadas in summer and the birds cavorting with one another. I think […]
Sick and Hormonal
No, I am not pregnant! But I am due my monthly ‘visitor’, aka the curse, which always makes me weep at anything. I also feel like my body has been temporarily hi-jacked by a snappy demon. Whilst trying to keep the children happy I am also fighting a personal battle with ‘the demon’. It tries […]
Makara Beach one Heavenely Easter Monday
Easter Monday we drove out to Makara; a place of wild, untamed beauty and rural bliss. With all the windows wound down fully we delighted in feeling the rush of air through the car as we drove the winding, narrow, road to Makara Beach. The girls faces were a picture of excitement at seeing sheep, […]
Easter Sunshine
This beautiful summer weather is still blessing us with its glory (though not great news for farmers). Traditionally our Wellington summers have been frequented with sun; but also with wind. Frequent review of the wind direction would determine which beach we’d visit for the most shelter. This year, calm, sunny days have been our best […]
Energy Tab Charli
Dear Charli is such an energy tab. She’s always been high-energy, a deep thinker and extremely sensitive. Being sensitive isn’t easy when you’re young and it’s not always easy to be the best parent to a sensitive child. But, given the right nurturing (and a good dose of luck!) she’ll grow to use her sensitivity […]
Chatty Sophie
Sophie is nearly 27 month’s old and is such a little chatter box. Her full sentences, with clever use of pronouns, adjectives and even past and future tense are incredible. She often describes things with such accuracy, such as ‘Freezing cold ice,’ and ‘Burning hot water’. This morning she woke up saying, ‘Gentle with baaboo, […]
Dolphin rescues beached whales after all human attempts failed
Check out these articles on how this friendly dolphin, off the coast of Mahia, New Zealand, helped to save two beached whales – just when time was running out… BBC Reports TV3 Stuff The NZ Herald Times
When Walking Becomes REAL Walking
Every parent vividly and proudly recalls the day their offspring took those first, tentative steps. A whole new world suddenly opens up to a child (and the parent!). But, when walking becomes REAL walking, of the one to two hour, no complaints, hiking variety, there is real cause for rejoicing. In the past week Charlotte […]