Wishing you a magic 61st Birthday! Thanking you for years of dedication, patience, understanding and inspiration. More recently, thank you so much for traversing the world to be with me when I’ve needed you most… on the arrival of your beautiful grand-daughters. Their love for you grows more by the day. They love you so […]
Sarah
“I see fairies.”
After my neighbour had returned from taking Charlotte out this afternoon she stopped by to say how delightful Charlotte was (sigh of relief from me!). She also said how Charlotte had mentioned a fairy sitting next to her in the car. The fairy was called Rosebud and was purple. Charlotte later explained that Rosebud can […]
Meetings of purpose
I’ve not been so well these past few days and my dearest neighbour knocked on my door this afternoon and offered to take Charlotte out for the afternoon. She was my angel today. But I like to think I lifted someone’s spirit today too. In Te Papa (the museum) this morning I met a lovely […]
There’s a man that plays the piano…
he lives behind the trees of our property and I don’t know which house, but if he ever moved I’d be devastated! He doesn’t know the impact he has on the surrounding houses; but his life IS music and his life positively infects me. He’s been playing the piano for around six hour’s straight today. […]
Finding the time to ‘switch off’
I’ve just watched the most amazing presentation by neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor talking about an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened — as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding — she studied and remembered […]
Vibrant colours after the rain
Long awaited rain finally blessed the ground with its presence this weekend. It’s been so long since we’ve had rain that it was welcomed with the unfurled embrace of every leaf, flower and blade of grass. The birds are lively and chirpy; our cats are relieving their thirst by licking the rain drops as they […]
A little bench where I like to sit
I have a little bench, outside our backdoor. It’s sheltered from the wind and rain and it’s where I like to sit and think. I look up at the changing sky, the mostly ever-green trees and watch the season’s change. Listening to the cicadas in summer and the birds cavorting with one another. I think […]
Sick and Hormonal
No, I am not pregnant! But I am due my monthly ‘visitor’, aka the curse, which always makes me weep at anything. I also feel like my body has been temporarily hi-jacked by a snappy demon. Whilst trying to keep the children happy I am also fighting a personal battle with ‘the demon’. It tries […]
Makara Beach one Heavenely Easter Monday
Easter Monday we drove out to Makara; a place of wild, untamed beauty and rural bliss. With all the windows wound down fully we delighted in feeling the rush of air through the car as we drove the winding, narrow, road to Makara Beach. The girls faces were a picture of excitement at seeing sheep, […]
Easter Sunshine
This beautiful summer weather is still blessing us with its glory (though not great news for farmers). Traditionally our Wellington summers have been frequented with sun; but also with wind. Frequent review of the wind direction would determine which beach we’d visit for the most shelter. This year, calm, sunny days have been our best […]
Energy Tab Charli
Dear Charli is such an energy tab. She’s always been high-energy, a deep thinker and extremely sensitive. Being sensitive isn’t easy when you’re young and it’s not always easy to be the best parent to a sensitive child. But, given the right nurturing (and a good dose of luck!) she’ll grow to use her sensitivity […]
Dolphin rescues beached whales after all human attempts failed
Check out these articles on how this friendly dolphin, off the coast of Mahia, New Zealand, helped to save two beached whales – just when time was running out… BBC Reports TV3 Stuff The NZ Herald Times
Why do I have to go to Kindi?
Charlotte really enjoys Kindi. She’s grown in confidence and independence. She’s making friends. She’s learning how to get along in a group environment. She would have done all of this, I strongly believe, with or without Kindi. She isn’t actually learning anything substantial at Kindi. Often she’s left to ‘play’ without enough adults to guide […]
From Chinese NY to a Pasifika Festiva and Te Papa is 10!
Wellington Rocks! We’ve had a blast over the past couple of weekends. We dressed up in red with Grandma and Grandad to join in the Chinese NY celebrations last weekend. This weekend we rocked into town to dance to the beat of the Pasifika Festival on Saturday and join thousands of people to celebration Te […]