Day one, term two in New Zealand. And, after several months of sunshine, no wind and little rain, it was an absolute shocker of a morning for school drop offs. Thankfully, I didn’t have to battle the weather (hubbie kindly dropped our school goer off – Miss 9, Charlotte – before catching a plane up […]
Month: May 2013
Silent Sunday
T.G.I.F. from ‘The Belly Family’!
I feel like, if I’d worn a pedometer, my mileage walking around the house this week would definitely equate to at least one marathon! With all three children at home – and none of them really showing any great desire to get out of the house – it’s been surprisingly ‘full-on’ for me. They’ve all […]
LOVED… Puzzling World & playing on the shores of Lake Wanaka
A highlight of our holiday was ‘Puzzling World‘ in Wanaka. Dan and I had visited it over ten years ago, when the original maze was there, but since then an amazing array of attractions have been added. The maze is challenging, with 1.5km of passages. I’m sure I saw a sign saying ‘On average a […]
The Leaf | Prose for Thought
It fell like any other leaf, having given one last show of colour. It lost its grip, as the daylight diminished, and the winds started to blow. I looked up, as a whirl of wind caught my breath, and took me in its autumn dance. The golden leaves formed a tunnel, wrapping me in their […]
The Photo Gallery | Self Portrait
The Photo Gallery theme this week is, ‘Self Portrait’. Lately I’ve been putting myself in-front of the camera a lot more frequently – in response to my children often asking, ‘Where’s Mummy?’, when they look through photo albums of themselves from their younger years. The majority of the time I am behind the camera, capturing […]