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Time Flies 2 hours ago

craft table - Getting the table more and more painted.Done the semi gloss black with no white gaps now, and the red stripe with the white top, need to do more white once I buy some more.But I'm happy with how its looking so far Continue reading →

All In A Daze 2 hours ago

21/52 - Jacob -Moving around, if he sees something he manages to get to it, with a lot of impressive yogaish poses in betweenEmily - You always have something new to tell me, my favorite things you say this week is "Can you tie a bone??" (bow) and "This is Bri... Continue reading →

The Far Side of the World 3 hours ago

Where To Go When You Want Snow - I did something naughty yesterday.I took my daughter out of school for the day. And not because she was sick.But because a friend and I wanted to take our girls up to Auckland to go to Snow Planet, when there wasn't a holiday or weekend rush on.Meredit... Continue reading →

Catching the Magic 3 hours ago

Country Child in Country City – Wellington - Wellington never feels like a city – unless you’re stuck in the depths of the CBD or visiting the cathedral. It’s a city sandwiched in hills on a harbour. There is greenery aplenty and a whole harbour to sail away on. This week my youngest daughter, Miss 3 – Alice, made the most of this [...] Continue reading →

Latte Junkie 4 hours ago

Breathe – TypeTrigger - Alison tried to focus on the medical jargon on the screen. It was all too much, too many words she has to understand individually for the main sentence to make sense. She ran her hand through her hair and glanced out the window at the city street far b... Continue reading →

Sew Outside the Lines™ with Jody Pearl 7 hours ago

Wrapping up for Winter :: A Quick REinvent - Winter Wraps are wonderfulwith a 2m x 1.5m piece of knit fabric cut circles where you want your armholes to betry onmanipulate any excess fabric out of the wayand voila...so far Bron and Elli have have had the pleasure. Bron wearing... Continue reading →

UK to New Zealand - The Brunts Big Move 7 hours ago

Windy weather photography. - Apparently having to stop every few minutes to take a photo is a bit annoying. Well my other half has had to put up with this for quite a few years now. You'd think he would be used to it. I wanted to take some pictures of the sea this morning as we ha... Continue reading →

whimsy 8 hours ago

T’s bed do up - T wanted a yellow bed. I knew a test pot of paint wouldn't cover the whole bed head so I decided on stripes. The pics say it all really, mask, paint, let it dry, pull the masking tape off, give it a touch up and you're done. The paint colour is Re... Continue reading →

my walk with food and beautiful plants and flowers 8 hours ago

My black flower: Typhonium-divaricatum -  This photo, I cropped it to show just the flower. The spathe is the big petal-like part that people consider the "flower". It looks like a tongue.  The spadix is the thin spike part sticking out of it. It looks like a Dragon Arum, but the le... Continue reading →

HOOTNZ 8 hours ago

Thankful for my Neighbours - Last week I found myself in a dilema One of our sheep had separated itself from the flock and on closer inspection it appeared to have something hanging from its mouth......but sheep being skittish as they are, there was no way I would be able to ... Continue reading →

hello fallow 9 hours ago

Lately - 1/. My favourite boots/tights combo have been begging to be worn and it's finally cold enough.2/. His new thinking face.3/. Funny headwear on babies gets me every time. 4/. I build them up, he knocks them down. 5/. Mastering the art of standi... Continue reading →

Travelling with Ana 9 hours ago

The snake hypothesis - I had a hypothesis that our pet snake would have a preference for Louis over the bouncy ball. Happy Friday everyone! Rafa Continue reading →

MOGSLEE & TIGER GROWING BOYS 10 hours ago

First Hat-trick! - They say you can motivate your kids to do anything if you just find their currency. Well it shouldn't surprise any of you who know us, that we discovered Sam's currency is a computer game called Mine-craft (don't panic people, it's VERY PG and very cus... Continue reading →