Eccentric Flow

The thing with snow is that in most cases, "its nice from far, but far from nice". Here in Auckland it never snows. Back in Johannesburg (SA), I remember having…

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Long Journey

Sometimes it hard to tell if the journey has ended or if its only just began. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting to catch up on sleep! The past weeks have been…

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Snow Pony

Turns out that some ponies are resistant to the cold. This is a good thing. Today's Gratitude Item: That updating my profile with the comment that the adverts at the…

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Pink Clover

Turns out that pink clovers are particularly tasty - just ask the pony. Today's Gratitude Item: My students are starting to get the hang of "fair testing". The majority of…

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Guitar Star

I really like this one - and don't quite know why. Today's Gratitude Item: That I've done the basic marking of my Y9 exams (they wrote today). I still need…

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Falling in Love

Looks like it could be painful! Today's Gratitude Item: Four "on demand" downloads from Shutterstock which is doing something to salvage what has been a rather tragic month.

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Heart for Dance

Clearly, these ladies have a heart for dance. Today's Gratitude Item: Remembering to take my camera to school to take photos of my students for our tutor class page in…

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Gilded Cage

This sphere / spiral pattern reminded me of a weird sort of bird cage. Its very pretty, but its still a cage. Today's Gratitude Item: Surviving today. I've managed to…

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Scruffy Rose

I've never really liked poetry - hence the quote. Today's Gratitude Item: Not having to do a Physical Education relief! I was scheduled to do it but my colleague in…

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Bear on Stairs

Dedicated to one of my colleagues who has recently given birth to her first child - a girl. Today's Gratitude Item: All but one of the parents I had booked…

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