Category: outdoors

a great, big library day

a great, big library day

Kia ora friends, I’ll try to be efficient, today. Body and brain and eyes could use a break from sitting and screens. Biggie, yesterday, getting stuck in to the report…
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in the news

Kia ora friends, Yesterday, the news was full of this story, concerned about the oral language skills of children arriving in New Zealand’s schools, aged five. Later in the day,…
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on self-forgiveness and sass

on self-forgiveness and sass

Kia ora friends Here we go, 2024. So I’ve employed my dad’s excellent life advice to wait till you’ve had two sleeps after a difficult situation, in order to decide…
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too little too late (too busy!!)

Kia ora friends, The busy is a bit much at the moment. In my life, the hurtling will be somewhat inevitable till we put the thesis to bed, in about…
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a blessed bee sting

kia ora e te whānau the other day I set off across the paddock in an open toed shoe – RECKLESS. I barely made it through the gate when OUCH…
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good and bad things

good and bad things

One good thing is this latest issue of OHbaby! So nice. And within is an article I wrote about parenting styles. Enjoy … Conversely …let’s just put it out there.…
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and the year goes March-ing on

Hello darlings, Crikey dick. March already. Makes me a bit clammy on the palms, as I have SO MUCH WORK to do, and a finite amount of daily brain power.…
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supermoons and chickenpox

Good morning darlings, Stayed up late last night to check out the blood eclipse super lunar extravaganza (almost 11pm when I went to bed … CRIKEY that’s late for this…
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Kia Ora e hoa ma, g’day mates. Here is another lovely image from the talented folk at The Old Try.  Free to download!  If you’ve a printer, put one on…
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many links for geeky friends

Kia Ora e hoa ma, Many amazing things for you to read, coming right up. First, from the World Health Organisation, about the needs of li’l kids.  I love how…
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