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Engineering in the garden on a Sunday afternoon

Posted on November 7, 2011November 7, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

Sometimes it’s so nice not to have to be anyway or even want to go anywhere. It’s great to have a home and garden that we enjoy ambling around in. This Sunday was just one of those that called for some home-time chilling. My view from the sofa… Though Dan did need to take our…

The Happy Den

Posted on October 9, 2010 by BritMumInNZ

Where we live is surrounded by trees and close to the sea. The garden is what really attracted us to the property. It’s not easy to find a flat section in the hilly topography of Wellington. And to find somewhere set back from the road with a safe driveway for the children to ride their…

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