We have entered several sections of the Pet & Hobby Day coming up so GranJan supervised Poppy’s sewing entry tonight.
Monthly Archives: November 2009
country day
After having lunch and doing some baking at the farm, we took off south to the Chook Farm & Mosaic day with the Home Ed kids. The chickens were beautiful and the mosaic activity was really fun. Poppy enjoyed glueing the tiles and stirring the grout mixture. On the way home we stopped in to …
fireworks
Poppy waited up until it got dark so we could drive up to Hart Road in Richmond and look out over the town below to watch fireworks. Poppy especially enjoyed standing on the car roof to get a better view. We drove down into town and chased a few front yard displays then watched the …
art lesson
melbourne cup 2009
Following our family tradition, we each choose a horse based entirely on it’s name and the relevance to our lives. This year I’ve chosen “Viewed” for myself and “Spin Around” for Poppy. GranJan chose “Daffodil” and Yogi has decided on “Leica Ding”. We each put in $5 and the closest to the line wins the …
kaikoura
We’ve been visiting Grandma Margaret (Ma’s sister) in Kaikoura to break up the long trip between Nelson & Christchurch. She runs Bay-View HomeStay and I’m helping her with internet & print marketing. This visit we collected white rocks from the beach, went out for dinner and then stayed up late to watch the rugby. On …