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  • The End Of An Era The End Of An Era

    We've driven down State Highway 2 on a morning and been stuck in some really bad traffic.  Most of the time we get straight through, rush hour isn't really a rush, more an amble. ...

  • Grove Sale Grove Sale

    Garage Sales are a huge thing over here, every weekend there are hand made posters plastered up in various areas telling the world they are having a garage sale. It's something Ne...

  • Burning Burning

    Yet another case of stupidity has arisen after a region of Wellington was engulfed by flames yesterday. Still ablaze now, nearly 24 hours after the deliberate act of arson it's a ...

  • Little Luxuries Little Luxuries

    Not normally ones for celebrating Valentines Day, this year we thought maybe as our every day lives are now extremely busy and often quite stressful mainly due to the fact we a...

  • Silver Stream Railway Silver Stream Railway

    Choo Choo! At the weekend we decided to finally take a trip to the Silver Stream Railway, and I say 'finally' because not only is it 3 minutes away from our house, but we have b...

  • Out With The New, In With The Old Out With The New, In With The Old

    Everyday as parents we live our lives next to very special little people, often they're testing, trying and sometimes very naughty, but as the years roll on they also become clever...

  • Plans Plans

    Well it's all quiet here at Dawes HQ at the moment, our camera is out of action and being repaired which is like losing an arm to me, and we are really just waiting for the sun to ...

  • Wet Footed Feets Wet Footed Feets

    The main topic of conversation no matter if you are here or in the UK is mainly about the weather. The UK as you may know has been hit with terrible lashings of snow causing all so...

  • 2010 2010

    Wow, 2010 already. Eeek, the time seems to be passing by so quickly now. Bethany asked the other day what year I was born, 1979 didn't seem to register in her brain, she looked me ...

  • A Dawesland Christmas 2009 A Dawesland Christmas 2009

    I will admit, after 4 Christmases now in NZ we were really started to feel it this year, the last few years we have been lacking in something, not really sure what exactly, but jus...

  • Festivities Festivities

    Well it's official - it's Christmas Eve!! It's been a lovely few days, despite the lead up to the actual day never normally feeling 'Christmassy', this year we are kinda feeling...

  • The Telecom Tree The Telecom Tree

    Wellington always has awesome attractions and events, no matter what time of the year. Normally whatever the season or celebrated holiday Wellington will theme something to that oc...

  • Happy Birthday Bethany Happy Birthday Bethany

    The years seem to be flying by now, Bethany is 6 years old on the 22nd December - 6 years old!! She was only 2 when we moved to NZ and that seems like a lifetime ago now - and oh h...

  • That Time Again! That Time Again!

    Ho ho ho! Yep it's Christmas time again in upside down land! As always October brings a flurry of getting a list prepared of people we need to buy and send gifts or cards to in ...

  • Upper Hutt Santa Parade Upper Hutt Santa Parade

    The last few years we have headed into Wellington City to watch the Tip Top Santa Parade, and the last few years it has been amazing, we have loved each one and really had a great ...

  • Boulder Hill Boulder Hill

    Michael and I took a day off work on Friday, both needing some alone time together now that our schedules are really quite busy with work. We always like to include 'the boys' if...

  • 1st Day Of Summer 1st Day Of Summer

    It's officially summer here! Yippee! The turn of the month signifies the beginning of a very special season, one that we love very much. Yet if we are to believe in what the media ...

  • The Plan Continues... The Plan Continues…

    With a week of some heavy and most definitely wet rain, work on the garden had slowed somewhat.  In fact, given a choice of an evening in the garden or a beer in front of the TV,...

  • Operation: Eden is go! Operation: Eden is go!

    We've had a couple of awesome summers in our house, but now it's time for a change.  When we bought the house one of the selling points was the landscaped/low maintenance garden i...

  • Dog Squad Round 4 Dog Squad Round 4

    I was a bit hesitant when my lovely friend Julia asked me this time if we would like to do another Dog Squad for the SPCA. The last attempts have been utterly successful and the ...