The last couple of weekends have gone by in a flurry of designing and running. Hayden and I have pored over architectural plans and rough designs on bits of paper and his iPad, which houses a surprisingly sophisticated app that lets us envision our ideas. We have donned gumboots and walked around our section in … Continue reading Processes/processing
So funny story! I was going to proudly put the fact that we got through the school holidays relatively smoothly in this list – we are getting just a little better at the juggle every set of holidays, and I imagine we'll have it absolutely locked in around the same time Amelie becomes a teenager and … Continue reading Five things in July
Hahaha. Still one of my favourite Simpsons lines of all time. Image: Mark D. Sikes via Pinterest As I write this the wind, already strong all day, is picking up again and sporadically rattling our doors. Being at the top of a hill, we feel it. It's lifting up the rain blowing in from the … Continue reading Âllo, you are getting cosy with…
We are flying to Queenstown tomorrow for a winter break and a little skiing and I am so excited! Usually we go to Mt Ruapehu in winter but this year we felt like a little change...and one thing I think I am prepared for is how much colder Queenstown is going to be than the … Continue reading What to pack for a winter break in Queenstown
The kitchen, complete with soapstone counters, in Geraldine Brooks' home. Photo: Randi Baird, New York Times We've made it through the first month of winter! And it flew by (do I literally say that about every month? It feels like I say that about every month. So boring, and yet so true – months go quickly … Continue reading Five things in June
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