So we’re back in Rotorua with whānau and we’ve just come from Te Puke after spending the last few days with whānau and what a wonderful time it has been! I’ve said this before recently – there is something about this time, something in the air, so much aroha in the air, everywhere there is […]
I decided that I would write the story for this rock with my three nieces. And these are the thoughts that came to mind from all of us. It has been a great day – all the family getting together for a yummy hangi! We haven’t seen each other for ages and all the mokos […]
I was putting healing cream on my niece’s excema this morning and she just sat there, fluttered her butterfly eyelashes and was enjoying the touch and attention to her skin. Today I picked up my Mum from the resthome and she loved to have kisses on her face, me touching her soft skin with my […]
Out of space into the daylight a brand new day, fresh, alive… brightness… I come alive again… Yay! So I’m here with whānau and looking forward to the next few days ahead. It was so lovely to come to Rotorua and to the sun! I love the rain and the coolness but my body was […]
Ahi Kaa – the hot embers glowing remind me of my ancestors crouched around a fire watching… sharing a story or two… Ahi Kaa – keeping the fires burning at home. Keeping the fire alive for whānau to come home to. Maintaining your intrinsic connection to the land and the environment and remembering that this […]
Painting this rock was the first thing I did today. I had a million and one other things to do, packing, packing and more packing oh and of course I had to go and see Ron and see what fantabulous kākahu he had magic-ed up for me! And lunch with Todd before heading off into […]