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4 Seasons: Riding the first wave of summer

November 29, 2010November 30, 2010 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Garden, Life in action - Videos, Sarah

Officially the first day of summer in New Zealand is 1 December. This past week summer has come early. Normally we have a fair bit of unsettled spring weather all the way up to Christmas, but not this year. Calm, sunny skies have made for some primo beach visits. For the first time ever Charlotte […]

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I Am: ‘Sleep is for the Weak’ Writing Workshop

November 25, 2010November 26, 2010 BritMumInNZ 12 Comments Sarah, Sophie, Writing

I Am Alive in the moment. Engaged in the now. A body of excitement, Bathed in the sun’s glow. Traces of the sea, stay to play. As my skin drips, with jewels of spray. The taste on my tongue is salty sweet, Whilst waves of foam crash at my feet. I giggle as the surf […]

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The Gallery: ‘Black and White’ mourning the loss of twenty nine brave souls

November 24, 2010November 24, 2010 BritMumInNZ 22 Comments Sarah

The theme on ‘The Gallery‘ this week is ‘Black and White‘. I had lots of ideas for this, from piano keys to black ink on a white page, but the saddest news has shadowed all my thoughts. Since Friday the whole of New Zealand has been caught up in the plight of twenty nine miners […]

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Due Date: Six months of waiting to be with the one I loved.

November 20, 2010November 20, 2010 BritMumInNZ 20 Comments Blasts from the past, Dan, Sarah, Writing

Joining in with Sleep is for the Weak Writing Workshop: Life on Film this week. I chose the first prompt: Due Date – Tell us about something anticipated and what happened when it arrived. ‘Daniel is leaving tonight on a plane, I can see the tail lights heading for Spain…’ The words of the song […]

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After school Monday at the beach

November 15, 2010 BritMumInNZ 9 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Sarah, Sophie

Summer is rolling towards us like a beach ball and today we enjoyed one (of hopefully many) impromptu after school trips to the beach. The back of the car is being transformed into a shrine of beach worship with all the essential ingredients for impromptu after school visits. Buckets, spades, towels, changes of clothing, hats, […]

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The Gallery (Week 35): Before and After

November 14, 2010November 15, 2010 BritMumInNZ 18 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Garden, Our pets, Sarah, Sophie

In the past four years, since we moved into our new home, there has been much growth. The garden, once a section with nothing much than a lot of grass and a couple of trees now looks lush and inviting. A little 9 month old Sophie, that chuckled in her Daddy’s arms on the swing […]

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This is my Sunday morning…

November 14, 2010November 14, 2010 BritMumInNZ 7 Comments Alice, Sarah

At nearly 9 months old Alice is cutting teeth faster than Charlotte, at 7 years old, is losing them. She has five pearly milk whites and judging by the excessive drool, fingers in the mouth and number of night-time comfort feeds, there are more soon to come. So, after breakfast and listening to Charlotte and […]

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Family ties and new ones

November 14, 2010 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Sarah

It was at my wedding in 1999 that I last saw my wonderful Godparents, Trish and Andy. Trish is one of my Mum’s closest friends from childhood. They met when they were only 7 year’s old (the same age that Charlotte is now). When I told Charlotte this her little face glazed over with a […]

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Wardrobe Wednesday – dreaming of a picnic

November 10, 2010 BritMumInNZ 11 Comments Sarah

I love this white, romantic skirt from Lakeland. It was bought in the beautiful Lake District of England, whilst holidaying there in 2007, by my dear Mum (and the green top was a Christmas present from my Mum – from New Look in the UK). Looking back on these Wardrobe Wednesday posts my Mum is […]

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Showing some visitors to Welly a good time

November 9, 2010 BritMumInNZ 8 Comments Sarah

When Sophie asked what we’d be doing after Kindi on Monday I told her, ‘We’re going to be showing some visitors to Wellington around.’ Sophie likes to know all the facts and was quick to ask,’Who?’. When I told her I’d never met the visitors before she practically gasped, ‘Strangers?!’ and then told all the […]

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Whooga Boots looking like a toasty Christmas pressie idea!

November 5, 2010April 28, 2011 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Giveaways, Sarah

I am no longer in denial. Christmas is approaching and with most of my family living in the UK I have to be super organized. Thankfully online shopping makes for stress free shopping, there’s no need to pay for crazy postage and I’m not leaving such a large carbon footprint. Whilst I am baring my […]

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Wardrobe & Wordless (well a few!) Wednesday

November 3, 2010 BritMumInNZ 13 Comments Sarah, Sophie

My wardrobe this week has gone from one extreme to the other. From a cocktail dress in honour of the wonderful Cocktails at Naptime book (and I ended up having to change an exploding nappy whilst dressed in my finest!) to ‘Hat Friday‘ when the opportunity for a shower completely bypassed me and a nap […]

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Running in the spring sunshine

November 2, 2010November 2, 2010 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Garden, Sarah, Sophie, Writing

There’s a feeling in the air, Which tints fair skin that’s bare, Turns pretty petals to its stare, And makes children want to run without a care. The school field fills with bare footed running, On daises and clover that bows to their chanting, Potato and spoon races, high jump and long jump, Sack races […]

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Fresh eyes on new life at the Zoo

October 30, 2010October 30, 2010 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Sarah, Sophie

Our local Zoo is a short ten minute drive away and with our annual passes we often pop in for a short walk. It’s not so much the animals we always come to see, but the natural setting of the Zoo. Set on a hill, overlooking Wellington city in the distance, it is a pleasant […]

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