Catching the Magic

Travels in New Zealand and beyond, going back to 2003!

Menu
  • Home
  • About
  • Blasts from the past
  • Country Kids
  • Motherhood
  • Poetry
    • 2011 Poetry
    • 2012 Poetry
    • 2013 Poetry
    • 2014 Poetry
    • 2015 Poetry
    • 2016 Poetry
    • 2017-2018 Poetry
  • Travel
    • Auckland
    • Fiordland
    • Kapiti Coast
    • Nelson, Tasman, Marlborough & Canterbury
    • Otago, Queenstown, Wanaka & Southern Lakes
    • Taupo, Rotorua & Tongariro National Park
    • Wairarapa
    • Byron Bay and the Gold Coast (2005 and 2016)
    • Californian Adventures, 2013-14
    • Canada, Dec. 2018
    • Cook Islands
    • Copenhagen, July & August 2014
    • Japan
    • Singapore
    • Sydney
    • UK Visits from 2014 to 2022
    • England via Santa Barbara & San Francisco, 2012
    • England via San Francisco – July 2007
    • NZ to UK, with our 9 month old, 2004
  • Running
  • Special Days
Menu

Week in the life | Monday

Posted on April 23, 2012April 28, 2012 by BritMumInNZ

Monday flowers - Cosmos from the garden

Cosmos flowers, fresh from the garden, filling a vase in the kitchen on Monday morning.

Picked with Alice, whilst the rest of the house slept, just after 6am.

Bare feet on dewy grass.

My windowsill littered with shells, crystals, gem stones and jewelry.

Remember

A gift from my Mum, a reminder to live every day to the full –

To embrace each moment –

To let Alice paint, whilst I got the washing on for the day –

To pin up her painted fish on the window-pane –

To open up the play dough and create, whilst breakfast waits.

The sweet peas on the left of the photograph, also picked whilst the dew was still on the grass.

Sweet peas lingering on – as Autumn takes hold in New Zealand, but still basks us in sun.

Crazy girls and face / body paint in the Autumn sun

Crazy fun on a Monday morning, after the breakfast dishes have long gone

& Daddy’s gone to work (after he lovingly cooked an omelette for his oldest daughter and ‘dippy’ eggs for his other two).

Body paint covering the patio tiles, waiting for the rain and a scrubbing brush to clean it away –

body paint which then covers the bathroom, carpet and floor!

A morning with all my girls at home.

Easter school holidays lingering on for my dear oldest daughter (back to school on Thursday).

A visit from a dear friend and a first meeting with her beautiful baby daughter.

Delightful to see my daughters all in awe of such a precious new life.

Charlotte and a friend's baby

An afternoon of cleaning up and organising for a Sunday garage sale.

An afternoon of a lovely long nap for Alice (and one for me too).

Time to play with wonderful new neighbours.

Children running in and out of each others homes, happy and free.

Dinner to cook.

Dishes to do (Daddy comes home and does the  honours).

A child’s bedroom that desperately needs cleaning – paper strewn everywhere, clothes on the floor, a desk hidden somewhere.

A caring mother who spends an hour sorting –

a grateful daughter who can find things again and can start a new school term feeling organised.

Bath time and p-jays.

Cuddle time and quiet time.

9.30pm and the children are all sleeping.

_________________________________________________________

ae_weekinthelife2012_120x240promo

Related posts

  • Week in the life | TuesdayApril 24, 2012 Week in the life | Tuesday
  • Getting back into routines and the new school yearFebruary 10, 2016 Getting back into routines and the new school year
  • Summer holiday loves, at home in WellingtonJanuary 17, 2015 Summer holiday loves, at home in Wellington
  • Loving the last week of the school holidaysJanuary 25, 2013 Loving the last week of the school holidays
  • Things I’m Loving: Creative loves January 11, 2013 Things I’m Loving: Creative loves
  • Snippets of life | 12 – 17 | #PhotoADayJuly | School holsJuly 17, 2012 Snippets of life | 12 – 17 | #PhotoADayJuly | School hols
Category: Sarah School hols

Post navigation

← Lyrical Sunday: If I could…
Week in the life | Tuesday →
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest

Archives

Recent Posts

  • A holiday in paradise – ten blissful days in Rarotonga, in the beautiful Cook Islands. August 8, 2023
  • Marlborough Food & Wine Festival Birthday Celebration August 7, 2023
  • A few running events to kick off the year & a sub-4 PB at the Rotorua Marathon! May 10, 2023
  • Auckland mid-week break away for Harry Styles! April 4, 2023
  • Celebrating a Birthday with a Meerkat Encounter! March 30, 2023
  • Summer holiday in Rotorua & Taupo March 29, 2023
  • Christmas and a Birthday in Wellington January 12, 2023
  • Summer highlights from the Wairarapa January 8, 2023
  • A long weekend with friends near Goat Island Marine Reserve January 6, 2023
  • It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – southern hemisphere style! December 23, 2022
  • Wellington Lantern Festival – in the spring rain December 18, 2022
  • Toast Martinborough – Wine and Food Festival December 16, 2022

Things I Write About

Art (100) autumn (42) Baking (37) beach (67) Birthday (51) birthday party (31) breastfeeding (29) cafes (46) christmas (70) Country Kids (59) family (115) family time (57) featured (34) friends (38) Garden (43) holiday (36) Holidays (131) Lyall Bay (47) Lyrical Sunday (68) milestones (62) motherhood (37) New Zealand (38) parenting (36) photography (39) poem (69) poetry (92) running (57) Santa Barbara (32) school (75) school holidays (49) seasons (45) Silent Sunday (51) sisters (29) sleep (35) spring (38) summer (60) swimming (28) the gallery (62) Things I'm Loving (118) UK (30) Walks (47) weather (34) Wellington (137) winter (42) writing (50)

Poetry

Follow Sarah's board Poetry by Sarah Lee on Pinterest.
20 Of The Best Expat Blogs To Follow In 2017

Related posts

  • Week in the life | TuesdayApril 24, 2012 Week in the life | Tuesday
  • Getting back into routines and the new school yearFebruary 10, 2016 Getting back into routines and the new school year
  • Summer holiday loves, at home in WellingtonJanuary 17, 2015 Summer holiday loves, at home in Wellington
  • Loving the last week of the school holidaysJanuary 25, 2013 Loving the last week of the school holidays
  • Things I’m Loving: Creative loves January 11, 2013 Things I’m Loving: Creative loves
  • Snippets of life | 12 – 17 | #PhotoADayJuly | School holsJuly 17, 2012 Snippets of life | 12 – 17 | #PhotoADayJuly | School hols
© 2023 Catching the Magic | Powered by Minimalist Blog WordPress Theme