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A year in Papua New Guinea
It was a year ago today that the kids and I flew into Port Moresby to join Aaron for a three year stint in PNG.
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200 kms round the yacht club
Finally saw my dailymile counter click over into the two hundreds yesterday. I may be slow, but I’m still going. Most of those kms have been clocked up running laps around the yacht club here in Port...
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A little sewing: swaddle babies
We got invited to a first birthday party for wee Marly and I was at my wits end what to give her. There’s not much choice when it comes to “shopping” here in Port Moresby, and first birthday’s are...
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Fail
This is a big fat fail, in my books… In desperate need of a chamomile tea, after travelling home to NZ from PNG with 3 kids in tow, I found this tag on my newly purchased Healtheries tea-bag: Yep, “be...
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Book
Reading one of my mum’s library books. Very intense. Can’t put it down. Madeleine, by Kate McCann
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2013
I kept my new year’s resolutions simple this year, and simply wrote myself a post-it note on my laptop screen.
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Waitangi Day
Still can’t wrap my head around the fact I saw “happy kiwi day” being used by a large NZ company on their facebook page this Waitangi Day …. while I’m assuming they didn’t mean any offensive, and in...
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Lazy Sunday
Finished doodling another mandala styled flower today. Lovely lazy Sunday afternoon. Last night we had a BBQ to celebrate Waitangi Day with some of our friends here in Port Moresby.
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Sunday Sailing
Xanthe’s sailing while Xavier navigates (uploaded via wordpress app for android.
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Easter Weekend: Swimming & Sunning in Port Moresby
This long Easter weekend, we took a few jaunts around Port Moresby ….We decided to go out to Sunset Lodge in Lealea on Saturday, and invited some friends to join us. On the drive out, we missed it at...
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Changing of the guard-dog …
… at the big kids school, TEMIS (The Ela Murray International School).
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Crochet T_shirt Rag Rug
My latest work-in-progress, a blue floor rug for Miss 10, crocheted from old shirts. Time to hit the second hand shops again and make some more tarn (t-shirt yarn).
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A little sewing: peasant dress with heart pocket
I love peasant dresses and have sewn several in the past. So with little miss outgrowing all her favourite summer dresses, I decided to follow a more recent tutorial I found online. She fell in love...
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Independence Day 2013
Our check out operator at a supermarket in Port Moresby, proudly showing off her Motuan heritage on PNG ‘s 38th Independence Day (16 Dec 2013).
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Road trip to Koitaki
We headed out to the Koitaki Country Clubon the weekend with friends. A lovely scenic drive about an hour out of Port Moresby, just past Sogeri. A pleasant place for some lunch, a few drinks and a...
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Port Moresby Sunsets
Some glorious Port Moresby sunsets. Love this time of year when the wet session kicks in. Just so damn hot. Off the deck last Friday night at the yacht club, enjoying dinner and drinks with friends....
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Christmas Tree Bread
It’s that time of year here in Port Moresby, lots of expats are “go finish” and leaving PNG for good. I took this along to a ladies champagne & salad pool party yesterday for a friend’s leaving...
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Jager Bombs
We decided to check out a new night club called The Cosmopolitan on Saturday night, after we finished up at the City Mission Ball. Great GREAT venue, and a fun night.
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Renting a property in PNG is what drives me to drink. I would have liked to add “every.single.day” to that statement, but I do have some restraint, fortunately. The current rise in armed car-jackings...
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