Isn’t five years old an awesome age for Christmas? Poppy chose and decorated the tree herself, prepared all the traditional things for Santa, had wonderful …
karaoke superstar finals
Poppy sang her heart out in the rain today at the Motueka A&P Show stage where the Tasman Karaoke Superstar Finals were being held. All …
home ed prizegiving
Awesome evening with Mayor Richard Kempthorne awarding certificates of achievement to all our wonderful home education kids at their prizegiving. I was very proud of …
our favourite cafe
Poppy and I love stopping for a flat white & a fluffy at The Boulevard Cafe in the Richmond Mall now and then. We discuss …
midnight swim
Tonight Poppy desperately wanted to swim so we went off to the ASB Aquatic Centre after dinner and swam until it closed!
photo competition
Poppy had a great time entering a photo competition and took lots of shots at the little church down the road from the farm where the …
Fast reaction prevents tragedy
Lucky escape on Annesbrook roundabout By Nelson Mail writer: BILL MOORE A Richmond woman is counting her lucky stars after a large digger tumbled off …
Snow White the Pantomime
Poppy’s first theatre performance at the Theatre Royal was a fabulous success with three sold out shows and three others almost full! Poppy loved every …
wave rave glow party
Poppy has really loved going to our local Aquatic Centre’s Wave Raves on Friday nights. It’s a riot of colour & music along with splashing …


RSVP to Poppy’s Birthday
We’ve planned a fun late afternoon party this year at Stoneridge Cafe & Maze in Redwood Valley. There will be a bouncy castle, a sausage …