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Kiwiland
Posted on July 28, 2019 | No CommentsThis winter holidays we had two weeks in New Zealand. I hadn’t been since I was four, and I don’t remember anything about that trip except the plane and my […] -
Breath
Posted on April 28, 2019 | No CommentsI read a book by Donald Horne once (he was the one who ironically coined the term ‘the Lucky Country’ but people didn’t pick up the irony), in which he […] -
Starting Grade One
Posted on February 26, 2017 | No CommentsWe’ve adjusted now into the new year. Swimming lessons twice a week, gymnastics on Monday afternoons, and homework. Loads of it. We took the girls shopping to buy swivel chairs […] -
Terrible twos
Posted on November 25, 2012 | No CommentsI must admit I have found the girls challenging in the past few months. The ratio of crying and whinging to charming and amusing behaviour has seemed to be all […]