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Wonderful Wellington showcased in Blog4NZ

March 23, 2011March 23, 2011 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Life in action - Videos, Sarah

Bloggers around the world have been showing their support for New Zealand after the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last month. New Zealand is still very much open for business and can’t wait to welcome you. March 21-23 has seen the Internet flooded with blog posts highlighting some of the fabulous places to visit in New […]

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Lyrical Sunday Theme (Week 12): My home town (supporting Blog4NZ)

March 21, 2011March 21, 2011 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Sarah

From 21-23 March people are ‘blogging for New Zealand‘ to let the world know that the recent earthquake in Christchurch hasn’t stopped New Zealand from being ‘open for business’! You can follow people’s contributions on Blog4NZ or via ‘Blog for New Zealand on Facebook‘. With this in mind we’ve set this week’s Lyrical Sunday theme […]

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Silent Sunday

March 20, 2011 BritMumInNZ 37 Comments Silent Sunday

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Colour Poetry: Lyrical Sunday (Week 11)

March 19, 2011April 3, 2011 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Lyrical Sunday

I feel calm with my bare skin brushing green. The colour of nature, its needs unseen. A transfer of love between us exists, Like the cycle of air that must persist. So many shades envelop my senses, Intoxicating me with their riches. The darkest green is like a winters cloak, The scent of evergreen pine, […]

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Things we’re Loving: Equinox Season

March 18, 2011March 18, 2011 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Garden, Loving & Not Loving

There’s something magical about the equinox seasons. The garden is thriving and rich, with slightly cooler temperatures and the occasional rain shower. The birds too are feeling revived from days of feeling parched in the dry spells of summer. The few deciduous trees we have are still looking lush, but a few outer leaves are […]

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Nature Tools Create Art

March 17, 2011March 17, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Art

Charlotte came back from a school trip to the Petone Settlers Museum on Wednesday and taught us something special that she had learned… She had learned how the early settlers made brushes from Harakeke (flax), using a shell to gently scrape back the end of the flax. Charlotte taught Sophie and they spent an hour […]

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The Gallery: Trees – We can NEVER have enough

March 16, 2011March 16, 2011 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments Garden, Sarah

When The Gallery called for trees this week, ‘Because you can never have enough trees,’ I stepped into my garden, camera in hand, a prime specimen to seek. As I walked barefoot through the grass, with Alice toddling along precariously and our cat not far behind, I considered that if it weren’t for blogging I […]

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Seasons: Shhhh! It’s Autumn!

March 15, 2011March 15, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Alice, Garden

Officially we are in the season of Autumn in New Zealand. But it rarely feels like Autumn until the clocks change at the beginning of April. We have noticed the evenings creeping in, but we still have plenty of daylight hours to play after school. Earlier nightfall makes for fractionally earlier bedtimes and a chance […]

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Theme for Week 11 of Lyrical Sunday: Colours

March 14, 2011March 16, 2011 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Lyrical Sunday

The theme for Week 11 of Lyrical Sunday is ‘COLOURS‘. Either choose one colour or many. Sophie and Charlotte came up with the theme and have already written their poems, which they would like me to share with you in this post. Here’s some links that may help inspire… A Hint of Poetry: ‘The Use […]

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Silent Sunday: Fun in the Laundry Basket

March 13, 2011 BritMumInNZ 14 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Silent Sunday

Joining in with this week’s Silent Sunday 🙂

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Earth Poems: Lyrical Sunday – Week 10

March 13, 2011April 3, 2011 BritMumInNZ 6 Comments Lyrical Sunday

Welcome to Week 10 of Lyrical Sunday! This week’s theme is EARTH. Charlotte was inspired by Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’. My offering is below and I can’t wait to read your poems. The linky will be open all week. _________________________________________________ EARTH by Sarah Spinning on its axis in space, I gaze upon the hues of rainbow lace. […]

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An old couple find a great retirement home…

March 12, 2011March 12, 2011 BritMumInNZ 5 Comments Sarah

After a lazy Saturday morning and a Skype call to the UK with Charlotte trying to teach her Grandparents ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ in Maori, we headed out for some exercise at Zealandia. We were delighted to see this handsome ‘ole chap showing off his feathers.  His lady friend was no where to be […]

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Things I’m Loving!

March 11, 2011March 11, 2011 BritMumInNZ 12 Comments Loving & Not Loving

SUNSHINE! Yes, Autumn it is, but the sun is still smiling and the mean ‘ole Southerly has yet to throw its brutish force up the valley at school drop off and pick up time. JOGGING! Yes! Alice is at home in her buggy these days and actually climbs into it when she wants to go […]

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Running with Passion

March 10, 2011March 10, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Sophie

Memories of school day athletics for many are ones best left in the recess of the brain.  But for our local school I think there will be quite a few happy memories stored away. The weather was perfect and the children came onto the field with a spring of excitement.  They’ve been practicing their cross […]

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