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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
Drawing with Graphite
Posted on February 3, 2016 Leave a Comment
Drawing with Graphite is fun, easy and inexpensive…what’s not to love?! They are small enough that you can keep a set of pencils and paper in your handbag for all those little moments when you find yourself waiting for five minutes at the bus stop or for a meeting to begin. One tutor told of sketching […]
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 […]
Cool of the Day
Posted on January 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
‘And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day…” (Gen. 3:8) Gotta say in Winter I have NO desire to go outside in the cool of the day, but come Summer I can be found out there in the garden everyday. Enjoying all the growing […]
Bonded
Posted on January 13, 2016 Leave a Comment
Fulfilling my promise to draw them as a baby, I was not at all surprised that he chose this photo. Yes, these two have been bonded since the day they met…my darling dearest and son number one. He’s taller than his daddy now, but still proudly following in his footsteps. Embarking on the same career […]
A Clean Sweep
Posted on January 12, 2016 Leave a Comment
It wasn’t a New Year’s Resolution, though it should have been. Rather, a gift given to me that I was most grateful for. Tech-savvy daughter home for the holidays between uni courses and I am the grateful recipient of a cleaned, organised and backed up computer. But not only my computer, but also ipad and phone. […]
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