We had an absolutely lovely weekend in Blenheim in June (yeah, June .. and I’m blogging it now .. sooo tardy) when we drove up for a competition and decided to have an extra day first for ourselves to potter and have a walk and a small explore. Competitive gymnastics isn’t easy. It requires…
Read moreNoodle Evening
We don’t usually spend much time in the city but this year we have made a real effort to go in when there are events that interest us. Good food is always a draw for our family! Last month we had a lovely trip into town for the Noodle Market, we walked through the botanic…
Read moreA Little Sewing for Myself
I’ve been slowly making my way back into sewing, not helped by my overlocker and I having a bit of a disagreement regarding tension and then refusing to be rethreaded. After the super easy skirt (which I’d abandoned the overlocker for) I decided that I’d try and sew a little something for myself. I wanted…
Read moreThis and That
A lovely trip to town a couple of weeks ago to explore the Monarch Butterfly house in the community area and the new Library. Making homemade granola. To get the rations I want – because let’s be honest everyone is different, I put everything I am using into the jar its going to be stored…
Read moreThe Easiest Skirt Ever
I’ve not been sewing much of late. The kid has been requesting I make her something for ages but a combination of a lack of motivation form me and the knowledge her wardrobe is not lacking meant it got put off and off. Being my daughter and a bit like me, she doesn’t give up…
Read moreLittle Bits
The summer holidays have really flown by and I am so sad they are coming to an end. I love having the kid about – totally drives me bonkers some days, but I love her company. We have been squeezing out as much as we can, evenings in the garden, watching the baler go round…
Read moreTown
I realised today that this post has been sat as a draft for nearly a week. We had a great trip into town to see the acts at the Buskers Festival this year and had fabulous time. We don’t usually spend more than a couple of hours in the city but we ended up spending…
Read moreHello 2019
We welcomed 2019 in our usual understated way. Barely staying awake until 12am and having a quiet New Years day. I was scrolling through social media and seeing all the ‘intentions for 2019’ and the ‘my 2019 word is’ buffered with the backlash of ‘I am good enough as I am, I don’t need to…
Read moreFestive 2018
I would like to pretend that the lack of festive pictures was some sort of intentional commentary about social media in our lives or something equally thought provoking and insightful. The reality is that its actually a testament to the fact I’ve not picked up my big camera in months and I snap the odd…
Read moreCity and Beach
We were lucky enough to have a weekend up on Waiheke Island in mid December. A couple of days relaxing on the beach, walking, eating gelato and exploring Auckland city as well.
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