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The work of small hands
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Tagged birthday presents, children, family, fun, photography, play, toddlers, toys
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Filling the well
It has been a dry season. Our summer since mid January has been near perfect – hot, dry and calm or breezy with only the occasional deluge of rain. The outdoor conditions have been mirrored indoors here with one issue … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, beach, Beauty, blue sky, children, colour, dreams, flow, growth and development, inspiration, leis, Mana Island, New Zealand, Pataka Art gallery, photography, play, Porirua, resilience, resourcefulness, silk flower leis, silk flowers, Titahi Bay, waves, Wells
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Treasures and mementos
One of my children, now grown up, was given this collection of shells and seeds by a friend’s family from Playcentre. They had contact with various scientists and were happy to gift us this array of treasures. The land snail … Continue reading
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Tagged children, collections, explore, gifts, Land snail shells, learning, mementos, mystery, nature, New Zealand, observation, photography, Playcentre, pre-schoolers, respect, scientists, Seeds, shape, shells, size, touch, treasures
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Graduation week
It is graduation week in the family. On Monday I attended the graduation ceremony for my adult daughter as she received her recently gained qualification. She studied a course that is only provided by the Open Polytechnic so all her … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, cake, children, education, graduates, Graduation, inspiration, learning, Open Polytechnic, Parents as First Teachers, play, qualification, study, support, wisdom
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Acorns and fairies
We took our cameras down to the grove of Flowering Cherry trees (here they are in glorious spring last year) which is near our local Kindergarten and Primary School. Near the school car park are three large Oak trees. My … Continue reading
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Tagged a nut like you, Acorns, Autumn, children, fairies, flowering cherry trees, mighty oak, nature, oak trees, photography, rhymes
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International Literacy Day
I see in the newspaper this morning that it is International Literacy Day. “Adult and Community Education Aotearoa is encouraging people to engage in Random Acts of Reading today to celebrate the written word and acknowledge the importance of global … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, children, delight, fun, learning, Literacy, nature, photography, words
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Generations and constancy
I wonder if you have a familiar spot that you stop at whenever you are traveling to a certain destination. We do. For almost 40 years we have traveled frequently to and from Hawkes Bay to visit family. I am … Continue reading
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Tagged children, constancy, Deer, ducks, generations, grandchildren, nature, travel, wildlife
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Anyone for cricket?
A courier package at the door this morning heralds my blog post for the day. Inside the bag was a small wooden cricket bat….. While this bat would not feature on Antiques Roadshow it is in many ways a family … Continue reading
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Tagged carpentry, children, circle, cricket, extended family, family, grandchildren, grandfather, grandson, heirloom, love, memories, play sport, spiral
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And now for something different
Something to make you go “ohhhhh!” Introducing Max, the mouse. Great fun to knit for small people to enjoy.
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Tagged children, crafts, creativity, fun, knitted toys, knitting, Mouse in a sleeping bag, play, relaxation, toys
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Living waters, quilting and ceramics
We have been in the midst of a huge winter storm system since Friday. The wind has shaken the house at times, the thunder has shaken the house at times and the heavy rain and hail have pelted against the … Continue reading
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Tagged birdlife, blue sky, calm, ceramics, children, colour, conservation, contribution, creativity, creatures, DVD, earthquakes, eco-system, ecology, elderly, energy, environment, fish, gale force winds, hail, Living Water, pattern, Pauatahanui Inlet, plants, Porirua Harbour, quilting, rain, storms, stress management, Tiakina Nga Taonga, tornado, tsunami, unique, weather, Winter
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