It’s been a busy week with Charli finishing Kindi, celebrating her 5th Birthday and starting school. Combined with these major milestones in our oldest daughter’s life our dear cat Simba, rescued from near-death in the Botanical Gardens over eight year’s ago, was very close to losing another one of his lives on Friday. He’s a […]
Our pets
Getting in the Exercise!
The sun has been blissful this week and today the girls and I made the most of every opportunity to stretch our legs. Sophie and I spent the morning at Oriental Parade where we handled starfish and walked along the waterfront. I pushed her back to the car in the buggy – along the beach […]
The chicks are thriving!
The chicks are thriving in our mailbox! The big question is – will they fly the nest in time for Christmas!
Animal Antics
An egg in our mail-box! Two black-birds trapped in the living room – which I had to catch by hand and release (and then clean-up the mess!). A cat with a sore tooth, which lost the tooth on the way to the vets (Charlotte says the cat fairy will be visiting!). A lost dog called […]
A bird who thinks our mailbox makes a great nest!
Mailboxes aren’t quite the same in New Zealand: Birds nest in them! We drove up our driveway to see a bird flying in and out our mailbox with twigs in its beak! For the past few days we thought a neighbour was trying to tell us something (clean-up your driveway!); but no, it was simply […]
Two Becomes Three?
No, I’m not pregnant, but I am in danger of turning into a crazy cat woman! I love cats, but I never planned on caring for three of them and I’m not particularly pro-cats in New Zealand, since they are an introduced species. New Zealand’s only known native land mammal is the bat. The Maoris […]
Simba’s Adventure in the Neighbour’s Car
Simba loves our neighbours (as do we!) and today he just wouldn’t budge from the comfort of their car. With one son waiting to be picked up from school, and another from the airport, my neighbour had no choice but to take Simba for a spin! We’ve been of the opinion that Simba is actually […]
Simba Loves the Garden
Our garden is getting better by the day (though of course there is always plenty of ongoing work!). We are now putting all our grass clippings, food wastes and paper waste in our compost bin (which takes a bit of work, but is worth it). Simba loves to watch the action and play in the […]
Looking for Peace
Simba says: At times my life is very peaceful… such as when Charli tucks me up in bed and reads me a story. Though I have to be watchful of my ‘mistress’, since she also has a sharp tongue on her and doesn’t always favour my presence in the bedrooms of the house. She often […]
Peace is…Charlotte’s carseat, Sophie’s bed…
Our cat Simba simply loves his brand new house. Look how happy he is.