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Feet: Inspiration Weekly

December 4, 2011December 4, 2011 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Inspiration Weekly, Sarah, Writing

I hope my children’s feet will always love the feel of mud, To never stop walking on dewy grass – and on a sandy beach. To kick off their smart shoes and go bare-foot – whenever they have the chance. To feel the connection to the earth – through every flex, step and joint. To […]

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Water: Inspiration Weekly

November 27, 2011November 27, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Inspiration Weekly, Sarah, Writing

Oh little drop of water, what times you have seen! Floating in clouds & running in streams – hanging in ice & sparkling in sun-beams. From when time began & the age of the dinosaur, to this sparkling rock pool of blues and greens. I’ve seen you in the morning dew & in the rain – felt […]

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Walking on fire: Inspiration Weekly

November 24, 2011November 24, 2011 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Inspiration Weekly, Sarah, Writing

High above the tree line, the dragon lay – cairns of old fire-bombed rock marked our way. The ground, devoid of life, was tough to walk. We clambered over boulders, with little talk. The crater lake lay hidden out of sight – its dormant rim ridged with glacial ice. Smoking fumaroles emitted steam and dust […]

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Fire: Inspiration Weekly

November 20, 2011 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Inspiration Weekly

When this weeks inspiration weekly theme was conceived it was done on the after glow of fireworks, the childhood awe of sparklers and the Gandalf like magic of the colorful, exploding showers of stars and light in the darkened sky. First thoughts were romantic. The warmth of a fire on a cold evening or the […]

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Air – Inspiration Weekly

November 13, 2011November 14, 2011 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Charlotte, Inspiration Weekly, Sarah, Writing

The house was quiet and the time all mine, ‘Go for a run,’ he said, but there was no time. The vacuum blasted hot air in my face, The air in the room, muggy and moist, A barometer swinging to rain. I could feel the pressure in the air move – my muscles pumped the […]

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Theme for Inspiration Weekly: AIR

November 8, 2011November 8, 2011 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Inspiration Weekly

Get your inspiration on! Write a post anytime between now and 19 November on the theme of ‘AIR‘. The ‘Linky’ will be running from Sunday 13 November. First time? Want to know more? Click here… I’ve found a few links that may help to inspire (see below) and can’t wait to read what you come […]

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Life: Inspiration Weekly

November 5, 2011 BritMumInNZ 2 Comments Art, Charlotte, Inspiration Weekly, Sarah, Writing

In this moment I am fortunate to be living in the season of life – Spring. My home is surrounded by plants, trees, flowers and vegetables. They grow easily in the temperate climate of my home. I have children running around my home, reminding me of the energy of life. Less than two years ago […]

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Inspiration Weekly Theme: Life

November 2, 2011November 5, 2011 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Garden, Inspiration Weekly

Join us on Sunday and link up here with a post inspired by the theme LIFE. Charlotte’s come up with an amazing theme this week ‘LIFE’. It’s a big subject! This week I’ve seen plenty of life in the garden, with a visit from our first Monarch butterfly of the season. It flew straight to […]

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Energy – Inspiration Weekly

October 30, 2011October 30, 2011 BritMumInNZ 4 Comments Inspiration Weekly, Sarah

___________________________________________ Join in and link up here today, or any time this week, with this week’s ‘Inspiration Weekly‘. The theme is ENERGY. A picture, a poem, a story, a photograph or even music. How does ‘Energy’ inspire you?

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‘Energy’ for Week 32 of Inspiration Weekly (formerly Lyrical Sunday)

October 25, 2011 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Inspiration Weekly, Lyrical Sunday

At the beginning of 2011 Charlotte came up with the idea of setting a theme once a week and writing a poem on it. It’s amazing to look back on all the poetry and inspiration that’s been produced in the past weeks (particular thanks to Cyndi, from Latte Junkie, for her amazing contributions, to Jen […]

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