The Taniwha crept into the harbour, Trapping the city in its dragon breath. At loss, trapped, beneath high pressure power, A lid of cloud, that needed sun with teeth. We drove up to the lid, in search of blue, And found a hole, from which we could peak-a-boo. Wellington and its harbour hills, no clue […]
Author: BritMumInNZ
The Birth of a New Term!
A new term has started. We’re half way through the academic year here in New Zealand. The alarm clock was set for 7am on Monday morning. The petrol tank in the car was filled. The name labels ironed, stitched and stuck on boxes, shoes, bags and clothes. The mileage on the clock has already increased. […]
A weekend of markets & beach fun
It’s been a while since we’ve hung out at the Wellington Underground Market of arts and craft at Frank Kitt’s Park, on Wellington’s waterfront. So, after a Saturday morning of play dough making we ditched the flour covered kitchen and escaped into the sunshine (with a few sneaky flour hand-prints here and there) to enjoy a […]
What’s a rugby widow to do in Wellington during the 2011 Rugby World Cup?
The wonderful Vix of Vegemitevix blog invited me to write a guest post on her blog as to what rugby widows could see and do in Wellington during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Vix is a Kiwi expat Mum living in Hampshire, in the UK, (my home stomping ground!). I was absolutely delighted to write […]
Silent Sunday
Discipline and dance
Discipline in dance is essential, but it’s hard for a natural dancer to keep still when the body impulsively moves to any rhythm. At the end of a week’s dance workshop, in preparation for her next American Jazz exam, Charlotte’s class was opened up for parents to watch. We were definitely a distraction, especially with […]
Lyrical Sunday Theme for Week 26: Adventure
Charlotte observed her little sister Alice having an adventure in her paddling pool boat this week (a rare mid-winter outdoor water play session!). She put together a photo collage and poem, using Picasa, without any assistance from me. She challenges us to… ‘Write a poem about adventure or share a poem you’ve read, a story […]
Writer’s Workshop: Channelling the Energy
When the ‘boss’ and I our conceived our daughter, Sophie, I reckon a strong dose of my sister’s genes were thrown into the mix. And, unbeknown to Dan and I, there was going to be a strong contender in the house as to who was really ‘the boss’! Of course my husband and I harp […]
Winter school hols are rolling on
New Zealand has been put under a snowy spell (at least the high ground and much of the South Island – check out this stunning aerial picture). Even parts of greater Wellington were covered in white (visit Domestic Executive and Latte Junkie for their snow experiences). If I didn’t have school holiday dance classes to […]
Wordless Sunday: Liquid
__________________________________________________________ There’s plenty of wet stuff sweeping across New Zealand this weekend, with an icy blast from the south bringing snow to lower levels than have been seen in a long time. For us it has been a rug up warm weekend. Lego, board games, music and dancing. This afternoon there was plenty of delightful […]
Lyrical Sunday – Week 25: Musical Instruments
Welcome to Week 25 of Lyrical Sunday! Lyrical Sunday this week is themed on ‘Musical Instruments‘. If you’re new to Lyrical Sunday, please click here to read about how it began (I have an inspiring daughter who tries hard to keep her ‘ole Mum’s brain ticking!) and to read poems from earlier weeks. We have […]
Things Alice is Loving at 17 months…
The Gallery: Vintage
We had a bit of mid-winter fun here in New Zealand today. We visited Capital E, where they are holding a ‘Summer Scorcher‘ of entertainment over the two-week winter school holidays. Today was the first day of inclement weather in Wellington for the holidays, so we timed our visit perfectly. Whilst the rain did its […]
Theme for Week 25 Lyrical Sunday…
Charlotte and Sophie have set the theme for ‘Week 25’ of ‘Lyrical Sunday‘ as ‘Musical Instruments‘. Here’s some ideas… Do you play an instrument? If so, how does it make you feel to play? Perhaps you love to listen to a particular instrument? What instrument and why do you love it? Maybe you tried to […]