After our (essential) practice run camping at the farm, we felt ready to hit the big time and camp with friends at Totaranui in Golden Bay. It was a fabulous experience and Poppy morphed into a ‘camp kid’ within 5 minutes of getting there. We … Read More →
Category Archives: Two Years Old
new bookcase
New for us in Cautley St – however, I bought this bookcase and another the same when living in Australia years and years ago. They have been well-used at GranJan & Yogi’s different homes since then and are now surplus to requirements during a reshuffle … Read More →
family reunion
It was fun to spend some time with the whole extended Orchard family in Picton this weekend.
continuing christmas
Unfortunately, a gift from Christopher in Aussie didn’t make it under the tree in time for Christmas Day – so Poppy helped wrap it once it arrived and we gave it to Yogi & GranJan on his behalf…
dr seuss
Green Eggs and Ham has been such a favourite with Poppy that I’ve decided to introduce her to the whole Dr Seuss family – including the movies and audio ebooks. I will also loosely structure a preschool unit study using language arts concepts from the … Read More →
colin thompson
We have only recently discovered Colin Thompson’s childrens books and absolutely love the illustrations. The descriptions are beautifully written and I love reading these books aloud. We have read The Paperbag Prince and The Paradise Garden and very keen to borrow … Read More →
camping!
Our first time setting up a tent and camping – so we cheated a little and stayed on the farm!
beach party
We checked out the beach at 12 noon today and it was great! No wind and some protective cloud cover from the sun. See you just after high tide at 3pm – and don’t forget we have a sausage sizzle afterwards!