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Swingingly well again & we’ve been out enjoying countryside & beach.

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 BritMumInNZ 1 Comment Country Kids, Life in action - Videos, Lifestyle, Seasons

Everyone is well in the family again and all the girls have been back at school for a good week and a half. It was brilliant to get some sunshine this weekend to really keep those feel good vibes swinging! We headed out to Worser Bay to take our puppy for an off lead gallop on […]

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Silent Sunday

June 16, 2013June 16, 2013 BritMumInNZ 20 Comments Sarah, Silent Sunday

~≈~≈~≈~≈~≈~≈~≈~ What is Silent Sunday?

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Snapshots from a late Autumn weekend of sunshine in Wellington

May 27, 2013May 27, 2013 BritMumInNZ 5 Comments Sarah

The days are shorter, but they’ve still been sun-filled and autumn has been easy on us so far (though winter is forecast to arrive a week before the official start – with snow expected on high ground tomorrow). Our weekends have still been filled with lots of outdoor time – soccer for hubbie, runs by […]

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The Photo Gallery | The Weekend

May 8, 2013May 8, 2013 BritMumInNZ 10 Comments photography

I was delighted to hear my friends and family in the UK enjoyed a much deserved May Bank Holiday weekend of sunshine. Here in Wellington we enjoyed amazing Autumn sunshine too and when I read that Tara, at Sticky Fingers blog, had set the theme of ‘The Weekend’ for this week’s ‘Photo Gallery‘ I knew […]

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Snapshots from a sunny Saturday ‘avo at Lyall Bay Beach

August 12, 2012August 12, 2012 BritMumInNZ 3 Comments Alice, Dan, photography, Sarah, Sophie

Sunshine on the beach on a winter Saturday afternoon. A fine time for families to revive, refresh and reconnect. Lyall Bay, Wellington, you have our hearts x Ice-cream for the little ones, coffee for the bigger people. Friends from Napier, sharing our little patch of beloved New Zealand. Toys made by nature for big and […]

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Swinging through the vines at Te Kairanga

January 24, 2012January 24, 2012 BritMumInNZ Leave a comment Sarah

The vineyard of Te Kairanga Wines swung to the music, celebrating the fruits of the rich soil, on Wellington Anniversary Weekend for ‘TK Day’ 2012. We arrived to the soothing sound of a voice reminiscent of Frank Sinatra and sat back to enjoy the crisp, dry tones of a 2009 Rose. Sophie was transformed into […]

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Catching ourselves some friendly ions

July 3, 2011July 4, 2011 BritMumInNZ 12 Comments Alice, Charlotte, Dan, Sarah, Sophie

Wind and madness come hand in hand, it’s scientifically proven… ‘The Evil Wind Wind puts people in a bad mood as studies have shown that more fights, crimes, heart attacks and other ills occur when there is an ill wind blowing. The reason is the positive ions produced by these winds. In the case of […]

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Wordless Sunday: Baking

July 3, 2011July 3, 2011 BritMumInNZ 12 Comments Baking, photography, Sophie

Linking up with…. I couldn’t resist posting three photos – too hard to choose my favourite! This week’s ‘Wordless Sunday’ is being hosted at Helen’s wonderful blog, ‘One Trick Pony‘, with the theme ‘Baked’.

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