When the year is done, and the time ticks on, We think of the past, and what is to come. We look, deep inside, and seek out the truth, For our spirit speaks, with an honest tongue. The path is clear, our goals are set, and yet, We fear, the inner torment, of, self doubt….
Month: December 2010
Here’s to a New Year (a little premature)!
Dan and I enjoyed a very rare and impromptu dinner out together this evening. Our friend Frances gifted us some ‘time’ for a Christmas present and our big girls decided tonight was ‘the night’! They excitedly packed their bags, favourite books, teddy and duvet for a sleep-over at Frances house! Alice was too little to…
Boxing Day Baby!
Baby no more, Sophie, you are five! Such excitement you have felt in reaching this milestone. So much emotion as you make the transition from Kindergarten to School. You keep asking, ‘When do I start school?’ and we keep saying, ‘After the holidays!’. You are such a little fire cracker, filled with endless energy, questions…
Starting the day with doughnuts & rain
Well thankfully we’re not camping! This morning’s rain is torrential. Here’s the Pohutukawa tree in the garden, battling with horizontal rain in windy Wellington. The perfect tonic to a rainy morning was doughnuts freshly made before breakfast… and eaten with fresh coffee… Building with lego… Crafts… Beading… (Charlotte loves her ‘aqua beads’ from Aunty Sue…
Theme for Week 2 of ‘Lyrical Sunday’
Thank you to Jen for linking up with the very first ‘Lyrical Sunday’ (which was themed ‘Christmas’). This week’s theme is ‘Holiday’. So whether you are lounging on a sun lounger or snuggling up in front of a roaring fire, come and wax lyrical about your holiday. Come back on Sunday 2 January (2011!) to…
Lyrical Sunday: Week 1 – Christmas
CHRISTMAS Kiwiana Style by Sarah Carols in the sun, Hammocks in the garden strung. Relies gather round, In Aroha they are bound. Seasons come and go, Though stories linger so. Mary and Joseph loved God’s greatest gift, And so we give though times have shift. Sand not snow, us Kiwis know, but same the world…
Merry Christmas Kiwi Style 2010!
This year the sun was out in full summer style for a primo Christmas ‘Kiwi style’. Some past years have been grey, drizzly, or too darn Wellington windy for the beach, but NOT this year! We decided to leave dinner till the evening and simply enjoy the gorgeous weather. The sunshine was one of the…
Merry Christmas! Love, peace & happiness this Christmas Eve x
Family and friends we wish you a very Happy Christmas and wish you all a New Year full of love, peace and happiness. With love from us all. And now, the much awaited annual Christmas Eve Show from Family Lee! Have a wonderful Christmas! And peace, love and wisdom from our three wise monkeys. They…
It’s snowing like you wouldn’t believe…
in England (and in parts of Australia!). Here in New Zealand we’re thinking of our northern hemisphere loved ones as we snip, decorate and paste paper snowflakes on the windows. My wonderful sister’s boyfriend, Mike Hutton, sent me this photograph of my father and sister at The Roaches, near where Claire and Mike live in…
The Gallery: Love – It’s been a long time…
since we saw many of our dear relatives. Living on the other side of the world from our loved ones is especially hard at Christmas. It is a time of coming together, of love and sharing the joys of the season. They are especially close in our thoughts and hearts at this time of year….
4 Seasons: Summer Solstice a Washout
Today it is the Summer Solstice in New Zealand, but it felt far from summer this morning. Rain pelted down and winds funneled through the valleys making walking a challenge. Second day of the school holidays and not the best way to start, but the garden is grateful and so too are the birds. We…
Having my girls home is gonna add inches to the waist line!
Can we bake please? Can we make cupcakes? Can we make doughnuts? Today we made both, but added a dose of berries for good measure and balance on the side 🙂 Charlotte made cupcakes. And Sophie made doughnuts. Whilst Alice played with her toy cooker. I am so impressed with their baking skills these days…
Lyrical Sunday: Week 1
Welcome to Lyrical Sunday. This is Charlotte’s fabulous idea, which was inspired by learning about poetry in school. She has come up with some wonderful themes to inspire our lyrical creations. Every Monday Charlotte and I will post up a theme, prompts or ideas for the week. This week the theme simply had to be…
Sophie’s 5th Birthday Party with Harry the Clown!
Sophie waited eagerly on the driveway for each guest to arrive. She was the hostess with the mostess, dressed in her Cinderella gown from her Grandparents (the same one that Charlotte chose to wear for her 5th Birthday Party!). Sophie and Charlotte had everything running to a tee. The adults were simply accessories to take…