Grateful Category
Watching Clouds Go By
Posted on March 22, 2016 Leave a Comment
Doesn’t that title just just scream of lazy Summer days? It was exactly that… the gift of a lazy Summer day. Sitting side by side down at the water’s edge Away from home and work and responsibilities An afternoon to catch our breath To breathe. Nothing but clouds scudding across the sky in front to entertain us […]
Stairway To Heaven
Posted on March 10, 2016 Leave a Comment
Mending Achilles and Cape Palliser are not two things that should automatically go together. This stairway to Heaven has 250 nearly vertical steps leading to the lighthouse atop a rocky outpost at the southeastern corner of the North Island. New Zealand can boast some very rugged country and this is amongst it. Not hard to […]
Roast Dinner AGAIN!
Posted on March 8, 2016 Leave a Comment
Senior moments? Forgetful? Doing too many things at once? Who knows…but it wasn’t till after the post had gone up that I realised there was no artwork attached. All the effort those wonderful kids had gone to cooking us roast dinners, and I had not even included the very grateful empty plate with knife and fork […]
Mama Bird Was Curious
Posted on March 3, 2016 1 Comment
They have all moved out of home and into their new abodes. Although I love this nest now clean and quiet, I miss their noise and … no! I don’t miss their mess!!! I wanted to see their new homes. This Mama bird was curious as to how they were doing. So the Papa bird […]
Summer’s Song
Posted on February 25, 2016 Leave a Comment
Summer is coming to it’s fullness. Garden flowers are showing their bright colours. The grass on the hills is turning a sunburnt golden hue. And we find ourselves seeking respite from her piercing rays. We pitch the tent under a tree. We enjoy the cool of the bush for a walk during the day. We cool […]
Be My Valentine
Posted on February 16, 2016 Leave a Comment
Looking up from the closing prayer I saw her standing by the door…waiting for us to finish. With a dash of willpower and a big breath she moved forward… “Would you like to be my valentine?” she asked the first. “For me?!” came the surprised reply. They take the red rose extended. She moved to […]
Camping for Two
Posted on February 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
Sun beating down… My darling dearest asleep on a stretcher under the tree… Me lazily watching the breeze blow through the towels and togs (swimming gear) hung between the branches. Us all cooled down from a dip in the lake. Ah! Camping for two. Lake Rere Whakaaitu you are working for us!!!! #Grateful
All in a Vacuum
Posted on January 28, 2016 Leave a Comment
They’ve gone. After all the noise and activity of this Christmas holiday period they are gone. Within three days the nest was vacated. And I am all in a vacuum. But very grateful for those Boxing Day Sales that had each of them sent on their way with a new vacuum cleaner to start life […]
Nasturtiums in My Garden
Posted on January 26, 2016 2 Comments
Those round blobs of brightness yelling out “Yoohoo! Over here!” So easy to grow. So abundant in colour. So inviting to watch as they dance around the garden reminding us it’s Summer. I got to enjoy them as I sat outside in my little garden. Savouring their happiness today.
Video Fun!
Posted on January 20, 2016 2 Comments
Christmas break has been a fun time at our place. You’ve gotta love the ‘Great New Zealand Shut-Down’! Imagine a place where virtually the entire country shuts down and goes on holiday for a month over Christmas, New Year and on until school goes back after the Summer break. Pretty cool. huh?! Everyone enjoying the outdoors […]
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