Tag: life
member name: Sarah L.
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January 21, 2007 03:50 AM EST --
Stephanie's eyes clouded over as she stared past the daffodils on the kitchen windowsill to the wall of the neighbouring house. Behind her, the sound of the cooker’s clock ticked . . . more
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January 05, 2007 02:48 AM EST --
Claire never did really like dancing. But being the youngest she naturally followed her older sister’s lead. All the while she was more interested in playing rough with the boys, climbing . . . more
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April 29, 2007 06:36 AM EDT --
She's 93, she's had an amazing life, a life of independence and mental vitality. She's my Grandma. She is in Wales, I am in New Zealand. We've written to each other frequently . . . more
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March 29, 2008 08:29 PM EDT --
I have a little bench, outside our backdoor. It's sheltered from the wind and rain and it's where I like to sit and think. I look up at the changing sky, the mostly ever-green trees . . . more
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January 05, 2007 03:09 AM EST --
The old man looked out to sea with a faraway look. The eyes, which once sparkled, were empty, but he retained something of his handsome youthful looks: His white hair swept gracefully over . . . more
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February 21, 2007 02:38 AM EST --
Friends often ask, “Do you get much time to yourself?” And I smile contentedly and reply, “Not really, but that is fine with me.” But this answer is not strictly true. It is not . . . more
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May 04, 2007 05:00 AM EDT --
‘In bygone days, Tohunga Maori (Maori wise men and women) with a special knowledge of the stars spent much time studying the stars. The movement of the nga whetu (the eternal shining ones) followed . . . more
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December 27, 2006 05:07 AM EST --
I haven't slept for longer than four hours at a time in over three years, but I am not complaining as I this is the life I choose to lead.
After the children have gone to bed I grab at the chance . . . more
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January 04, 2007 04:50 AM EST --
Just before New Year's Eve I dreamed of a rose growing around the pine tree that stands tall and erect in our garden. It was the most magnificent rose I had ever seen. It's stem encircled . . . more
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January 04, 2007 04:15 AM EST --
Just before New Year's Eve I dreamt of a rose growing around the pine tree that stands tall and erect in our garden. It was the most magnificent rose I had ever seen. It's stem encircled . . . more
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January 08, 2007 02:55 AM EST --
After a two-week holiday my husband went back to work today. We all felt a bit depressed and it was up to me to put on a brave face for the girls. A morning at the gardens started out fine . . . more
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February 24, 2007 04:16 AM EST --
The baby cried helplessly from her cot under the harsh glare of the hospital lights. Cathy lay equally helpless, frozen by a temporary paralysis.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this, . . . more
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December 23, 2006 04:15 AM EST --
We were out the other day and I realised, that for over an hour, I hadn’t needed to intervene in a potential ‘bust up’, to guide Charlotte’s behaviour or even to be her best buddy. . . . more
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May 13, 2007 05:32 AM EDT --
We give all that we can give. We love with all our hearts. Living with children in our midst, we are living with angels. Each action we take is reflected back ten-fold. Children are from heaven and . . . more
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September 27, 2007 06:25 AM EDT --
Today was a day like millions of other stay-at-home parents around the world, but does that make it any less remarkable?
Children wake up every morning with driven curiosity and grasp at every opportunity . . . more
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December 23, 2006 04:10 AM EST --
Ever felt like you are on the outside of a bubble looking in? February 2007 will be my ten year anniversary of living in New Zealand. I still have a British accent (though family and friends in the UK . . . more
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December 11, 2007 05:10 AM EST --
This morning was an exciting one for me, personally, as a very good friend moved back to Wellington after four year’s in Australia. Wellington , New Zealand , has a magnetism to it that draws . . . more
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April 02, 2008 05:21 AM EDT --
I've not been so well these past few days and my dearest neighbour knocked on my door this afternoon and offered to take Charlotte out for the afternoon. She was my angel today.
But . . . more
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