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Happy weekend my friend! Do you believe it’s September already. I feel like I blinked and missed the last month.
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September 4, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Do you believe it’s September already. I feel like I blinked and missed the last month.
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September 4, 2021
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August 28, 2021
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August 21, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! My family and I created a long weekend by taking Friday off.
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August 7, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Now that mid-winter Christmas is over and the days are starting to get longer, it feels like spring might just be on the way.
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July 31, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! This week I did my first ever live jewellery workshop.
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July 24, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! And what a weekend it is! As I sit at my desk the wind is howling and the rain is pelting.
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July 17, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! I spent yesterday painting some chairs. They aren’t ready to reveal yet but I’m aiming to have them ready for next week.
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July 3, 2021
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Our school year in New Zealand is broken up into four terms and the July school holidays start next week.
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July 1, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! So this happened yesterday. You might be wondering what, exactly is going on in this photo.
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June 26, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! The photo above is of my historical family homestead in Whanganui.
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June 12, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! This week started with a crazy weekend where we collected three dining tables.
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June 5, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! This week started with a crazy weekend where we collected three dining tables.
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May 29, 2021
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May 22, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! What a week it’s been! We’ve had a week of full on stormy weather – torrential rain and gale force winds.
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May 15, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Red in the morning, shepherd’s warning! I woke up this morning to this beautiful sky so I couldn’t help but share it with you.
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May 8, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! It’s been a crazy few weeks which is why last weekend I didn’t post a weekly roundup. Instead, I revealed my newly renovated front porch.
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May 1, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Here’s some random thoughts on a chilly autumn morning.
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April 17, 2021
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Have you ever considered becoming a blogger? I am coming up to my 12th anniversary of being a blogger. Wow! When I think about that, there’s so much that’s happened in that time.
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April 15, 2021
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Happy weekend my friend! Yay! Even though it’s been a short week, it feels like it’s taken forever – maybe that’s because we switched back from daylight savings.
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April 10, 2021
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April 2, 2021
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It’s a stunning autumn day here in Wellington, New Zealand. I’m off to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. Do you want to come?
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March 27, 2021
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Today we are going visiting! With all that’s been happening, it’s been a long time since I visited my sister, Dawn.
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March 20, 2021
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In today’s virtual holiday we are visiting a very special place – The Looking Glass Garden in Te Puke (pronounced teh-pook-eh) which is themed on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland storybook.
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March 13, 2021
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March 6, 2021
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Are you in need of a holiday? I feel like I am. For the next few weeks, I thought I’d take you on a virtual holiday on New Zealand. Want to come along?
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February 27, 2021
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February 20, 2021
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February 13, 2021
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Happy Waitangi Day! If you’re not from New Zealand, you probably have no idea what this is.
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February 6, 2021
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I know you’ve seen this picture before - I had every intention to reveal my kitchen renovation to you this week.
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January 30, 2021
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What a weird week it’s been! We have winter like weather with highs of only 14 degrees celsius. I’m not sure what happened to the wonderful summer weather I was spouting about last week!
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January 23, 2021
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Happy New Year! I know I’m just a few days late and I hope you can forgive me.
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January 11, 2021
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I can’t believe it’s Saturday again. Of course, for my friends who live in the USA it’s Thanksgiving Weekend so…
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November 28, 2020
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This Saturday it’s cold and windy but I’ve just been to the garden centre. I have some pots on my deck that need attention. I overspent, but that’s OK. My garden will thank me.
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November 21, 2020
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It’s Saturday and the sun is shining! I’m hoping to spend at least a few minutes in my garden this weekend.
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November 13, 2020
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This week we have been working super hard on the jewellery store, getting new products photographed, catalogued and uploaded.
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November 6, 2020
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For the last few months Jenna has been selling her art at the Petone Indoor Market.
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November 5, 2020
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It's Saturday so today I'm going to share some random thoughts and updates of what’s been going on in my life.
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October 24, 2020
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It’s Saturday and another painting day for me. This week, I’m so excited to be painting my kitchen and living room ceiling.
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September 26, 2020
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If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have a wee inkling of what I’m about to tell you.
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September 2, 2020