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Magic of the tide
Yep that was me all wet suited up. What a blast, I think it was the best summer the kids and I have ever had.All the darkness is gone. We found fun, joy, adventure and silliness. I found a little too...
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Almost midwinter again
Hello my friends,Welcome back here.It would take forever to try and fill you in.I've neglected the vege garden because the house has gone up for sale. (reluctantly)The fruit trees still provided over...
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Re opening shop
Winter has really arrived here now, it's snowing on the hills today, so I've filled my shop with wooly's for babies. Some of these have featured on the blog before and been tucked away in my market...
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Article 16
It's finally stopped raining, I had a wee look around the garden this morning and the garlic has popped up. It amazes me how it endures the coldest of winter's frosts at the beginning of it's growing...
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Recent Holidays
My kids had a lovely midwinter school break.Skatey boy probably had the holiday of a lifetime skiing in Wanaka with two school friends and then had some time on a farm in Christchurch. My friends...
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Spring 11
My garden has blossomed a beautiful farewell to us and a welcome to the lovely family who are moving here.Creating a garden to nourish children is one of my most satisfying accomplishments and we leave...
View Articlefinally wiping the slate clean
I had a go at rewriting my "about me" but I don't want it on my side bar. So I'll post it here and then start fresh, as a woman age 38 on her own with three children at home, having just sold our...
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Potters Patch
I thought you might like to check out our craft co-op. We have 11 members as well as numerous other crafters who sell on commission. We each work half a day in the shop which was established in 1982 by...
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Article 11
I'm such a lucky girl, my kids went with their Granny for the long weekend and I got away to the beautiful South Island West Coast with friends. We briefly visited the Punakaiki tavern where all the...
View ArticleSweet saturday
One of those lovely days.We spent the day with our school community at the Brooklyn Book and country fair, shared out all our coins evenly, and came home with a pile of books, prizes and happy...
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How to convert a washing machine into a water powered generator - enough...
I haven't had many interesting things to share lately but, you might be interested in some of the ideas my brother has posted on u tube. He has a knack for making really use full stuff from things you...
View ArticleMoving again
My poor roots can't find any deep, cold, wet ground for summer! We are on the move again! This time it's home to the "folks" for summer.Thankfully they have a rental on their property, but it does feel...
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Happy New Year
We are settling into our change of circumstances and starting to explore what it means to live in an urban environment. We are renting my Dad's house in Richmond, which I am very grateful for. It's...
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Article 5
The last month for us, has revolved around settling the children into their new schools and routines. It has been a huge change for them to go from a small country school to an urban school with over...
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Well hello again
It's weird to come back to my comfortable old blog and realise how much of a different direction my life has taken since my days of being a stay at home, busy Mum, dedicated to my children, garden,...
View ArticleAsparagus how I miss thee.
I popped over to Sandra's blog and read how she was cutting her first asparagus. I immediately missed my walks around my spring garden discovering what had bust forth after the rain. It's not quite the...
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Almost the end of the first year.
I can't believe I am almost through my first year of primary teacher training! It has just been an amazing whirlwind. I haven't spent the kind of quality time I would have like d to with my kids but...
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A snapshot from Golden bay
A couple of weeks ago I finished the first year of my three year teaching degree. Whew it has been hard work! My class mates and I all agreed out kids were a little bit neglected this year while we...
View Articlesending love
Our whanau grieves for the children, their teachers, parents and whanau in America. If only the love and compassion the world feels could come close to easing the grief.
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Fermenting again
Over the summer holiday I have re-familiarised myself with the kitchen and put on weight in the process. I try really hard not to add cream, sour cream, cheese, wine or mayonnaise, but they taste so...
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My poor neglected blog.
This blog feels like it was created a lifetime ago in a different reality. I was a stay at home Mum with time to indulge in my hobbies and passions. I wrote about them to connect with others and to...
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2019 - How time flies
It has been a long time since I reflected here, I'm not really sure what has prompted me to do so today. I miss the simple life I once led.Last week our beautiful neighbour from Brooklyn - the time...
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2019 - Gratitude
I realised that my last post sounds really shitty and ungrateful. I wear my heart on my sleeve and tell it like it is, my ups and downs are frequent.What I am grateful for today:I am so lucky my mum...
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