Septembers quotes:

Armelie: "I wish we could have a pond and then have a walrus farting across our lawn"

"Daddy do you have Tiggers phone number because I would like to invite him to play at my house"

Thankyou for the T shirts

Tasman Jetty... would you like something like this for your wall??

Its been a long time.... Ahhh my concrete resolve to commit! It's a bit like when I decide that I really am going to become an exercise freak!!! Lasts a few weeks and then I promptly forget all about it. opps. But this is about my children so I may have a few more reminders. Plus I can sit inside by our roaring fire and write this.

We have had rain and wintery stuff and since we live in the sunniest spot in NZ we have had more than our fair share of sunshine as well. The puddle jumpers barely get a rest!

The girls have been riding Peewee the pony today. Lucia is very cute and brave and Armelie loves riding too. Shes trotting around the paddock now. Peewee is luckily patient and forgiving as there are invariably a few quarrels and screams about whos turn it is next.

They are beautiful our children we really love them to bits...... but some days I feel like we should hire an International mediator specialising in resolving conflict between warring tribes who have a religious belief system which abhors peaceful resolution and general playing without throwing sand. Hmmm maybe its the kiwi/english genetics fighting it out within them. I hear four is a more reasonable age so maybe we just batten down the hatches and duck flying objects (usually food) and wait a few months.

We have actually just come to the end of a three week school/kindergarten holiday. Armelie has been missing her friend Yuki and her teachers Halnalka and Maraije.

Lucia is talking more every day. She can say most words that she attempts and little sentences too, which is very gorgeous. Today she said "Dad I'm hungry".

Tui is away for another week, the little ones miss her a lot, but the time always flies by!

We are putting our new claw foot bath in tomorrow ...Yay! and we are insulating our roof so we will all stay warmer for the rest of the winter..... and thats about all for today. A new romantic vampire novel awaits me xxxx to you all

In her Ladies dressing room

Lady Lucia Joy of Green Lane Manor

Once again we have been up since the sparrows fart! But! We have just been to an amazing Chinese circus.... Once the little girls were accustomed to the lights and loud music they loved it. The clowns didnt eat us ( this was Armelies concern after I told her they might have funny red noses and long shoes, She said mmmm ok mummy but will it eat little girls) Lucia clapped wildly and exclaimed loudly in her baby babble.

Lucia and Armelie have been practising their singing....mixed with penny whistle, harmonica, pot lids, mini grand piano and Lucias classic squeal loop sample they are taking music to a new frontier.....we couldnt say its melodic or harmonic....a little more like a cat has been put in a sack with a mouse and a whole lot of pot lids. We look forward to their future shows!

May floods on Green Lane

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