Last weekend was a whirl-wind of action and sunshine. Saturday was filled with the school fair and voting, but still left time for some fun at the local ‘Spray Pool‘. Sunday morning was full on at the Recreation Centre’s family time, with Charli adamant she would roller blade. She has the most incredible persistence, strong […]
Author: BritMumInNZ
Drowning in a sea of paper
The lounge coffee table, once perfectly polished and gleaming, adorned with fresh flowers and a chosen book or two of the moment has long gone. Underneath are drawers of stickers, stamps, stencils and colouring books. The surface is pot holed and well loved. Glitter, scratches and pen marks hide under a ton of work in […]
Too young to vote
Today was New Zealand’s National Election. It was also Charli’s school fair – with a polling booth on site. Whilst Dan was busy running the bouncy castle, I was trying not to lose the girls in the throngs of people who came to enjoy the sunshine, support the school and, of course, vote. TV One […]
Sharing the Lurve
This blogging world never ceases to surprise! It has brought me into contact with some incredible people around the world. Some argue that computers are creating a less personal environment and breaking down community interaction. However, I see more people switching off the television and turning to the Internet to share in real life journeys, […]
Guy Fawkes in New Zealand?
Home grown fun! Safety first of course (only four day’s of the year when we can actually buy fireworks here – and there’s talk that this will be the last year ever of retail sales)! Fireworks in a plant pot – what more can one ask for – and a bucket of water close at […]
Days like these remind me why I heart Wellington
There are always ups and downs and I have them aplenty. It wouldn’t matter where I lived, I’d still have them. Sometimes, it’s easier to blame where I am for the downs and not ‘where I’m at’ personally. Often, it’s ‘me’ that’s the problem and not the surrounds. Though when a cold southerly batters our […]
A little planting between the partying
Well it wasn’t all play on Labour Weekend, there was a little work too – though planting seedlings in the garden hardly felt like real ‘work’ – more like therapy. Dan took the girls out again on Sunday ‘avo (after a morning together of Pirate Ship mini-golf and swimming at the wave pool in Porirua). […]
Labour Weekend: Party Time!
Labour Weekend in Wellington brought typical Spring weather with four seasons in a day, from wind and rain to glorious sunshine and fun in the garden. The origins of Labour Day in New Zealand can be traced back to the eight-hour working day movement that arose in the newly founded Wellington colony in 1840, primarily […]
Proud of my home-town
I was so fortunate to grow up in a lovely area of Hampshire, England, with rural villages aplenty. From an early age we felt safe to take off on our bicycles with friends along the country lanes and along the Basingstoke Canal. My father would take my sister and I on 16 mile bike rides […]
Being Strong
When my children are upset I don’t always find it easy to stay strong. This morning my oldest was extremely anxious about school swim class. She’s only been at school a term and this was to be her second swim lesson. She normally loves the water and we visit the local pool at least once […]
Look! No Stabilisers!
Well done Charli! You cracked it in under a week! After a few days of pushing off with your feet, and gliding around the house, you decided the recreation centre was the place to really go for it. You calmly turned to Daddy and said, ‘Just hold the saddle whilst I get my feet up […]
Free
I wanted to be free today, to wander aimlessly and have random conversations. To sit in a bar on my own and talk to strangers. To be a tourist in my own city – Wellington – I can do that. So, after a lovely morning of ballet and family fun at Waitangi Park, Dan headed […]
Look-alike Meter
MyHeritage: Family tree – Genealogy – Celeb – Collage – Morph MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter – Genalogy – Family tree diagram The results have an element of truth. Charli is so like me – sensitive, creative, likes to eat Marmite, cheese and tomato sauce. She also has overcrowded teeth along the bottom and will definitely need […]
Term 3 – we’ve arrived!
We’re into the sunshine term of hat wearing and late evenings. Early bedtimes for the girls are harder to achieve with sunlight streaming through the curtains. The garden is such a wonderful temptation and hard for them to resist. I’m having to work extra hard to ensure a proper ‘wind down’ at the end of […]