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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. We have seen some pretty bad smashes over the last few years, cars shunted against the median barrier, cars over turned ...
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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 New Zealanders love to do - find a bargain - and as we have accumulated so much stuff over the last few years we thought i...
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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 sad sight indeed. We have spoken to some friends who live in that area, they were evacuated late last night from their h...
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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 are both working, that we would treat ourselves and have a little night away. Still not very confident in the sleep o...
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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 been promising to go since the day we moved in to our house two years ago! Every Sunday the steam train is dusted off ...
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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, mature big people. Bethany is 6 now, and although often we refer to her as '6 going on 16' she is only ever 'naughty' ...
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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 show it's little face. It's been a very strange season, Summer hasn't really started, the Agapanthus in the garden still...
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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 sorts of issues which has been labelled as the 'big freeze'. It occupies our newspapers and news here too, and of course g...
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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 for a while, laughed and walked off! So of course New Year's Eve was upon us, last year was truly amazing when we went...
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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 just something. It's probably the change of season or the change of weather that has thrown us, but now maybe because ...
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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 it, just a little bit, but it is there!! So the last few days have brought... Putting our presents under the tree...
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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 occasion. As it is we live 30 minutes outside the city now, visiting these attractions can be very rare, however it wou...
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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 how she has grown! Every year we try to decide when is best to have her birthday, the last few years we have just pret...
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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 the UK, as well as other family in Germany and the US. From October I can expect my mind to be in a whole whirl of job...
Recent Articles
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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. ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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,...
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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...
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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 ...
