i don’t mean to brag but, for a west coast nz winter, we sure have been getting alot of glorious sun……and i mean pure blissed out gorgeous days with hardly any wind and warm warm sun (did i mention the … Read More
retro yumminess – for a few dollars off trademe.co.nz My nana was a seamstress and lived in those days when it was the norm to sew your own clothes. Especially your children’s. My own mother followed suit and made many … Read More
a weta on our deck – Weta– Moreporks (or Ruru in Te Reo)– Full moon– The ginger menaceFirst two are iconic NZ creatures -often found at night. Second two are found worldwide. We had a baby weta living in our … Read More
Busy morning at the fire station. One happy Jed. He got to pull the siren button. ‘I’m a siren man, mama’ .Now, he sleeps. I look at his peaceful face and leg it for the door.I go downstairs, nimbly avoiding … Read More
Some international mama’s have been asking me about playdough lately…you NZ mama’s are likely in the know already.We got into making and shaping bread dough at Steiner playgroup but i wasn’t making bread at home as much as Jed would … Read More
Day one: a tractor!I love the way Jed’s mind works. I love the way being with him changes the way i see the world.The world shifts, allows more light and possibility in, becomes more expansive and when his words fail … Read More
In between the snuggles it’s been a rough few nights and last night was particularly hellish. This morning, after a rough night of not much sleep and much hurting of those last molars coming through, we had to cancel our … Read More
I am very fond of vests. For myself, and now, inflicting them on small people. I find they are especially good for small people. Vests keep the chest and back warm and cosy while leaving those active arms uninhibited and … Read More
Ah, yes…what to do when your heart hurts fit to burst, your anger is unexpressed and oozing out in the wrong places or things are just darned HARD?I heard from someone today that i just always seemed so ‘together’. I … Read More
a much needed pincushion… ignore that errant blue button, it was waiting to go onto another project. I can’t see the horizon or the waves for the rain today. We’ve had a run of beautiful sunny winter days so no … Read More
I don’t know if i can say that i ‘belong’ to a group so informal as the West Auckland Holistic Mama’s. Pregnant, moving out west from town and having co-parented before in intentional community (Twin Oaks Community), i knew i … Read More
Love those coloursIt was a simple plan. Reclaim some neglected garden from groundcover. Plant parsley and kale plants. Empty compost bucket. Throw a fun biased mama and an almost 2 year old into the mix and well, we got kind … Read More
Baked a mean chocolate and berry Solstice/birthday cake. It’s a wonder any cake actually made it into the oven.I made a hat from recycled fabric and scraps (recognise those spots?). Unfortunately it didn’t fit Jed quite as well as i’d … Read More
Awaiting the Beltane ritual at Twin Oaks Community – i was the element air in case you were wondering and thats my friend Dream. Yes, really! On Fridays, when the spirit moves me, i plan to wander down memory lane…a … Read More
jed wanted to know if the cat would play with it… checking the waves he says – small today How lucky we are to chase the sun down the hill and be minutes away from such gloriousness. It was a … Read More
i spotted these gumboots in an Emmaus in France – 2 francs and still going strong. i found this hat under a chicken in an abandoned barn in Central Virginia – i traded my hat for hers. Chicken was happy, … Read More
I am fresh from a parenting workshop. Not just any parenting workshop, oh no. Passionate about questioning our own childhood patterning and living mindfully, I organised Genevieve Simperingham to come down to West Auckland to give a talk in our … Read More
Look what happens when you put the s on the front of prayer, instead of at the end…you get sprayer! It’s one of Jed’s favourite kinds of fun at the moment. Has been off and on for months. Hours of … Read More