Milford Sound

There isn’t a lot I can say about Milford Sound and the trip to get there that cannot be conveyed through the pictures. We were incredibly lucky with the weather and only had a half day of rain in the whole trip. We drove down slowly, taking time to stop at a variety of picture…

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Winter days

Warm winter light and time to play at the playground. We have been pottering through this winter, a little homeschool in the mornings, lazy afternoons. We use a reading programme and I do a little maths and spelling with her (on a small and informal scale) but most of the rest is just letting the…

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thirty two of fifty two

We were expecting a huge snow storm. They fortold feet of it, days long snow fall. Nothing happened. Well, there were some flurries, a bit settled at higher altitude. But at our house. Nada. So we dressed warm and tried to find some elsewhere (fail) but it was fun in the playground. Still wearing her…

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A Winter Hike

A delightful walk through the beech woods and up into the hills. A perfect way to spend a Sunday. Fresh air and hot chocolate. Snow ball fights and marvelling at nature. After a stressful couple of weeks where we have all felt short tempered and buffeted by life, it was just what we needed to…

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