Monthly Archives: January 2014

26 Jan

Wummer

Wummer

The long anticipated warmth and energy associated with summer hasn’t eventuated this year. Actually, it feels a bit like we are living in the Selfish …

 
By Marica
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26 Jan

Around the world in seven days

Around the world in seven days

We make a fair amount of our food mostly from scratch. It very often is a collaborative effort between us as well. Our kitchen isn’t …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: celebrations, creativity, eating in, family, food, gratitude, home, passion, self care, wellbeing
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25 Jan

Fresh green beans

Fresh green beans

Saturday morning ritual – The vege market. Special time with my husband Alone together Buying fresh fruit and vegetables to feed our family for the coming week. A hive of …

 
By Marica
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25 Jan

Money can’t buy me love…

Money can’t buy me love…

I’m not so sure – at $2/toy there’s a good deal of cuteness to be had outside the Salvation Army store today. I do love …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: art, creativity, fun, learning, love, memories, passion, seeing, self care, wellbeing
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25 Jan

Let the good times roll

Let the good times roll

After a long week at work I made it to Friday night. The sun had finally come out today after a week of wind and …

 
By Zofia
Filed under: friends, fun, gratitude, Wellington
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24 Jan

Doodling

Doodling

Blank white pages challenge me. I love them and I hate them all at the same time. A blank page presents a new canvas to work …

 
By Marica
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24 Jan

Standing on shaky ground

Standing on shaky ground

It’s hard to imagine what it’s like being in an earthquake, even when you’ve experienced a number of them. We’ve had a few quakes recently. …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: constructive action, everyday skills, exploring, history, self care, short stories, wellbeing, Wellington
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23 Jan

Bud to blossom

Bud to blossom

My sister-in-law was in town for a very brief amount of time last weekend. She brought with her a beautiful bunch of roses from her …

 
By Marica
Filed under: exploring, gardening, gratitude, home, love, seeing, self care, short stories
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23 Jan

Food

Food

It’s probably because I’m finally paying attention, or, maybe merely noticed, but it seems to me that food has become a lot more politicised recently. …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: constructive action, eating in, eating out, everyday skills, food, seeing, technology, wellbeing, Wellington
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22 Jan

First world solutions

First world solutions

One of my great delights is hearing people voicing their first world problems – “Oh, with the economy being down and all, we had to …

 
By Lynsey
Filed under: celebrations, everyday skills, fun, seeing, technology, work
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