This week we’ve had so much spontaneous fun and physical action in the home that I thought it would be worth tying in this post with the ‘Becoming the Mama I Want to Be’ linkie, over at Miriam’s ‘Create Hope Inspire’ blog. The Mama I want to be is one that says ‘yes’, wherever possible, […]
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Falling in love, with the same person, over and over again…
I once read that the secret to a lasting marriage was to keep falling in love, again and again, with the person you first met. Along with that, communication has to be way up there – never stop listening, never stop talking, keep the lines of communication well and truly open (as my Dad jokingly […]
Things I’m Loving
Loving a last blast of summer sunshine (and hoping today’s slightly cooler temperatures ease off for a little longer yet). We enjoyed a gorgeous last few days with Grandma & Granddad, at Scorching Bay on Tuesday morning and Zealandia on Monday, (before they flew home to a very cold welcome in England… thankfully their neighbours […]
Sharing a final fix of New Zealand’s flora & fauna in Wellington
After six wonderful weeks together, my parents flew home to the UK on Tuesday evening. Their visit was particularly poignant, as it might be our last time together – or at least for a long time – in beautiful New Zealand. The man of the house started a new job mid-way through last year and, […]
Holiday loves from Nelson
Time has to be the biggest love of any holiday for our family. No matter where we are, no matter the weather (though sunshine for at least half the holiday is preferable), it is time that holds the highest value. Time to talk idly over coffee or dinner. Time to play. Time to amble at […]
Reflecting on 2012 & welcoming 2013
The year started on holiday in a bach on the Kapiti Coast with Grandma and Granddad visiting from the UK and got off to an energetic start with hubbie getting a paddle board for Christmas and me taking to the surf on it at our local surf beach. It was also a year of ‘firsts’ […]
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). […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]