For several years now I’ve driven past the café 2 minutes from my house without so much of a second thought. On the corner of a busy road, it just didn’t appeal, it looked empty and bland. When I have gone to grab a coffee I have headed to my favourite haunts in the… Continue reading Judging by Appearances
Category: Life Lessons
Invisible
It’s a notorious roundabout. 7 entry and exit points. Feels like Russian roulette at the best of times. Yesterday, having made a perfect entry onto the roundabout, two trucks pulled out in front of me, at speed I might add. They obviously (well I hope obviously) hadn’t seen me. Since I had to come to… Continue reading Invisible
An Open Door
I hopped into my car, having dropped the boys off at school. Starting the engine, my car began beeping and flashing warning lights at me. My car’s quite a clever wee thing though, and on my dashboard came a message as to the reason why little alarms were going off. I had an open door, more… Continue reading An Open Door
Beautiful Weeds
As we turned into our driveway, it seemed that my son and I noticed the length of the lawn at the same time. We had two very different reactions though. Mine was the obvious one - make mental note to talk to hubby about mowing the lawns! My 6 year old's was to shout gleefully… Continue reading Beautiful Weeds
Dolce far niente
Dolce far niente is Italian for "the sweetness of doing nothing." Nice! We need more Italian influences in our lives. More Italian food wouldn't be a bad idea either... It took a rare 24 hour escape from normal life to make me realise I am always moving from one thing to the next, a watchful eye on… Continue reading Dolce far niente
“The Best Decision I ever made…”
According to a mum at the swimming pools today, the best decision she has ever made was signing her children up to swimming lessons. All of us other parents concurred. Living in Auckland surrounded by beaches, ensuring our children can swim is an important life skill. Although I think she was somewhat regretting the decision… Continue reading “The Best Decision I ever made…”
One Day at a Time
I'm not sure if it is because the school holidays were derailed somewhat with power outages and chicken pox, but I feel like as a family we've erupted with ferocity onto the landscape of the last term of school. At the moment every phone call or email seems to have me adding an extra event to the family calendar.… Continue reading One Day at a Time
Would someone please tell me the time!
I don't wear a watch. I use the clock on my phone but that seems to be losing time. I know the clock in my car is fast, but I keep forgetting by how much. And I'm not sure what time the one in the kitchen is keeping to. So when it came to collect the boys from… Continue reading Would someone please tell me the time!
Like Father, like Son
My 3 sons are mini versions of my husband. Similar in appearance and stance, in walk even. Their expressions are often the same, the way they tilt their heads and often how they say things. And then there's the passion for Thunderbirds and Star Wars. Ok so probably not genetic and somewhat nurtured, but still, the same. If you know… Continue reading Like Father, like Son
The Dark Room
"Destiny is not an instant click and upload" (Christine Caine) Back in the day (and I might add, days I was a part of!), before photos could be taken and instantly circulated around the world, developing photos was a careful and detailed process. Photos were treasured and even shot with care as each film was restricted… Continue reading The Dark Room
Blue Skies & Lollipops 