In my humble opinion, Cornwall Park is one of Auckland city’s greatest assets. A massive park right in the city, including endless fields, a working farm, and One Tree Hill. Today we took a picnic to the park and found masses of cherry blossom’s in bloom. The girls were delighted to find one low-hanging branch [...]
Archive for September, 2009
6 Sep
Grey Lynn Farmers Market
At last! A farmers market close to home. Well, that’s not strictly true, when I lived in an apartment in central Wellington there was a farmers market two blocks away, but I was young and child-free and Sunday morning was about sleeping in and reading the paper in bed. Now, forced out of bed before [...]
5 Sep
Five things I’m thrilled my girls can do for themselves
There are loads of milestones in a child’s life. Walking and talking are all very well, but there are some more practical things that I am just thrilled my two girls can now do for themselves. Here is my top five:
2 Sep
Rules for surviving a work ski trip
1. Expect delays: If you leave Auckland at 5pm on a Friday, you will spend a soul-destroying hour sitting in traffic. You knew this would happen, which makes the whole experience worse.
2. Expect livestock: You may, driving north of Taumarunui, come across two men and a dog in hot pursuit of a lovely brown goat [...]
1 Sep
Ballet concert video
The girls had their annual ballet concert back in July, and we have just received the DVD of the performance. It was 120 minutes long, but we’ve edited it down to about four. Lulu is wearing the biggest fairy dress in the first performance, so she is easy to pick. Madeleine is definitely the best [...]
