When nature reveals its beauty in such a way, my mind cannot possibly comprehend what my eyes see. It is miraculous, beautiful, incredible, literally breathtaking. A child cannot help but want to reach out and touch – as if to convince their mind that what they see is in-fact real. I almost have to pinch […]
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A fitting end to daylight saving
Sunday 1 April signals the end of daylight saving in New Zealand. Clocks wind back one hour and night will fall around 6.30pm. So, one week before the nights draw in, we went to the Botanical Garden in Wellington for some music and grooving as dusk drew in. Eagles tribute music from ‘Life In The […]
Weekend snaps
We welcomed home our man of the house on Saturday, after he’d been away in Melbourne on a business trip for a few nights. Charlotte & Sophie made beautiful banners to welcome him… We had fun at Seatoun School Fair on Sunday – and Alice was SO happy to get a ride on ‘the rocket’ […]
A poem for my mother & my mother-in-law xx
Take a walk with me, and see what I see. The early autumn sun casts its shadows – yet the sweet breath of summer lingers on, in my home, near the bay, balanced on hills. Sweet peas I still find in my garden fine. I inhale their scent; too soon they’ll be gone. Memories of summer […]
Lyrical Sunday: Women
I am a woman who… Worries, washes & wishes, Ovulates & has obligations, is – Maternal & married. Is both – Affectionate & affected, by – Nourishing her nestlings to womanhood. © Sarah Lee, 2012 ____________________________ Linking up with… Lyrical Sunday at Latte Junkie’s blog
The pull of the Equinox
It’s getting closer. Our nights are drawing in. I feel the equilibrium. As does the nature in my garden. The leaves have started turning, as your leaves are just budding. You’ve noticed the days beginning to linger on – haven’t you? Snowdrops in your garden, daffodils too? My strawberries are still hanging on – but the […]
My three little lounge lizards – an update
I’ve had the delight of my three little lounge lizards all being home on Wednesday and Friday last week (as Charlotte – Dear Daughter 8 – is a bit tired with the start of the school year – lots of testing and goal setting). It’s been so great to have Charlotte home with us, as […]
Silent Sunday
_________________________________________________________ For more Silent Sunday photos check out the #SilentSunday hashtag on twitter and there is now a linky being hosted at Love All Blogs too. And thanks to dear hubbie for looking after DD2 and DD6 so that I could enjoy some precious one-on-one time with my DD8. It was time well spent (and yes, […]
Weekend Workout & Recommendations!
Some weekends are made for play, others are made for getting down to it and facing up to the moth balls, paper piles, over-grown lawn, dirty windows and piles of laundry. After all, we had enjoyed a beautiful Friday of sunshine – can’t be all play and no work! For our children the weekend was […]
The Gallery: A Family Story
Do what you love, one day a week: Paddle boarding!
After my last attempt, in less than calm waters and with a few adrenaline pumping wipe-outs, I went out on the board again this week. It was beautifully calm in Lyall Bay on Sunday. Barely a ripple of a wave broke on the shore. I found my feet quickly and plunged the paddle deeply into […]
Lyrical Sunday: Memory
We can’t have the happy, without the sad, The interaction of yin and yang. The merge of hearts and the touch of hands, Together – now apart – leaving a pang. The memory – of a summer spent playing, Long, lingering nights and days to create. The love of family, brought close together, Often reliant […]
Flying into February
A visitor to my garden on Monday marked the start of a new school year and the end of the summer holidays. I have a special affection for Monarch butterflies. To me they are spiritual guardians, carrying messages from loved ones. After Charlotte set off happily to school on Monday the butterfly soared into the […]
Lyrical Words on a Tuesday
‘Lyrical Sunday‘ theme is ‘Words’ over at Latte Junkie’s blog this week. As inspiration she included this powerful video, which really took my breath away for a moment (and left me wordless): How to follow that?! Ah well I’m a good sport damn it, and my brain needs a workout, so here goes… Words are […]