Not since 1934 had Wellington had one as hot and we spent Christmas dressed minimally, seeking shade and deciding a late avo dinner should be taken indoors, where it was a lot cooler! We enjoyed a relaxed morning of present opening (the children were good and resisted opening anything under the tree until 9am – […]
Author: BritMumInNZ
Christmas Eve 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand
It’s been a great build up to Christmas here in Wellington, and this Christmas Eve we’ve had a lovely day with something for everyone in the family (even a couple of hours one-on-one time specially for hubbie and I!). This morning, whilst Mama stayed home to put away copious piles of laundry, hubbie went to […]
Loving the build up to a Sunshine Christmas
Just in case the world does end tomorrow (personally I reckon the Mayan who was writing the calendar decided to knock off for a beer and never got round to writing more dates) I thought I ought to write a quick blog post and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas from us folk in New […]
Wedding New Zealand Style
On Saturday we were treated to a wedding in true New Zealand style, with a touch of Indian flair. Balanced on the edge of a cliff, 250 metres above the Tasman Sea, with sweeping views of the South Island in the distance, we gathered to celebrate the love of two special people coming together in […]
Some weeks feel so hard, but thank goodness for reflection & perspective at the end
First week of the school holidays has been full on, hard work and an adjustment for all. There’s been… Three children, aged 2, 6 and 9 in each others pockets. Furniture moved around. Rounds of laundry washed, dried and put away. A play house in the garden given a post-winter make-over ready for summer play. […]
Things I’m Loving with a touch of icing sugar, paper chains & random elephants…
This was the week that started with three daughters at home. A Monday that witnessed mass paper-chain making, faces in plates of icing sugar and a Christmas elephant made out of an old milk-bottle! A Tuesday and Wednesday spent mostly at home, with two daughters (whilst Charlotte enjoyed end of term fun and shared lunches). […]
The Christmas tree(S) are up & peace has been restored.
I blame the shops for having decorations up from beginning of November. By the end of November my children are dragging the decorations from beneath the stairs in readiness for the 1st December. The first day of our Kiwi summer now coincides with ‘tree up’ day in our house. With the 1st December falling on […]
Things I’m Loving… My Precious!
It’s been jovial week in the Middle of Middle Earth with much merriment at the market and frolicking at sunset. Breakfasts have rolled into elevenses and lunch, with little space between, and liquid fuel has been a necessity for kick starting the day – as well as a little magic ale for ‘chillaxing’ with at […]
Miss 2 on a crazy learning curve
Miss 2, going on 3 (in February), is having one of those developmental leaps that all parents are familiar with. It’s a fun time (and very busy) stage, but glorious to be a part of her daily discoveries and learning. She’s singing her alphabet, recognising letters, shapes, all her colours and numbers and counting objects […]
Sunshine Wednesday & I’ve only stepped outside to shoot a rocket!
It’s nearly 10.30am and I haven’t had a coffee. The first two hours of my day were a whirlwind of lego building adventures with Miss 2 – Alice – block tower building, a rescue mission on the stairs from a lava flow, a shooting sock and a pile of leaves (Grandma and Granddad in England […]
Thirty days hath September, April, June and November… FIVE sleeps till…
December countdown to Christmas Day – and thinking up some active ideas and goodies to pop in this amazing advent calendar my nine year old made on Sunday (all her own idea – the little paper cubes even have paper springs folded underneath each one – for easy pulling out from the main box). I […]
Two feet at two
She likes to feel the ground below, learning fast to watch for dangers. She sprints so fast, for one so young, unhindered by straps and leather. Her feet feel the rough and smooth, preparing for life’s journey. She learns to tread gently on some ground, where others she can pound. Thorns and stings can slow […]
Things I’m Loving
Loving sunshine breaks on the beach after a morning of housework – even if the break is short and there’s sandy children to care for. Loving the ‘realness’ of this photo my six year old, Sophie, took at the Zoo on Monday – of me enjoying a moment of meditational drum beating before being asked […]
Tongariro erupts as Gandalf overlooks Wellington
There’s a very ‘Middle Earth’ feeling over Wellington as the countdown to the world premiere of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ gets closer to the auspicious day everyone has been waiting for, 14 December 2012. Even the central plateau has been trembling with anticipation as the day draws near. Tongariro gave a spectacular display to […]