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Ice Skating Petra

Posted on 13 November 2011 by janstra

Petra’s been eyeing up the temporary ice skating rink at Queen’s Wharf for a couple of months now. She and Travis finally made it down there yesterday afternoon. It was crowded, and the ice is apparently lumpy and sticky, and … Continue reading →

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Flag Waving…

Posted on 16 October 2011 by janstra

The start of the semi final is just over 10 minutes away. Here’s Petra and Travis’s contribution to the buildup:

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Endearments According to Petra

Posted on 12 September 2011 by janstra

Petra laid down some rules about who gets to be called what yesterday afternoon. I told Travis that he was “my darling” and Petra piped up from the backseat of the car, “No, he’s not your darling.” “Why not?” I … Continue reading →

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Murmurings in the night

Posted on 21 July 2011 by janstra

We have a Primus account which allows us to have a Vancouver phone number wherever we may be. This has its advantages – cheap phone calls, more reliable than skype in places (Costa Rica…) where bandwidth is dodgy. But it … Continue reading →

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Parenting Bonus Points

Posted on 17 July 2011 by janstra

For Travis. Petra walked over to him this afternoon and bit him on the thigh (she’s never been a biter in the past; I’m not sure why she decided to be a biter today, but bite him, she did). Travis … Continue reading →

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Mid-Winter

Posted on 15 July 2011 by janstra

This morning, The Dominion Post breathlessly revealed that today was Wellington’s coldest day of the year. Sample sentence: “Residents across the capital region awoke to frosted windscreens and biting air temperatures as low as zero degrees this morning.” As a … Continue reading →

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The End of the Day

Posted on 14 July 2011 by janstra

One of the nicest times in my day, is getting into bed with Travis (and usually Petra as well) last thing at night. I snuggle up against Travis’s back and put my feet on his nice warm legs. It’s wonderful … Continue reading →

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Wellington Weather

Posted on 12 July 2011 by janstra

We experienced our first full-on Wellington winter storm over the weekend. It lasted for a couple of days and featured gale force winds (they gusted to 120km an hour) and sideways rain. The noise made by the wind buffeting the … Continue reading →

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Dressing Up Daddy

Posted on 28 June 2011 by janstra

Petra doesn’t just like to dress herself – she’s also keen on decorating me and Travis. Here are Petra and Daddy trying on a hat.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on 8 May 2011 by janstra

I had a most excellent start to the day this morning. Petra and Travis brought me breakfast in bed. I had porridge and a muffin, a mandarin, and some orange juice, all artfully arranged on a tray. Petra was so … Continue reading →

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