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31/08/2026

Happy Anniversary, Princess Diana

In August 2025, my son and I had the beautiful opportunity to visit Althorp House, Diana’s Spencer family home. It was such a special and memorable day.

We loved looking around inside the house and seeing the amazing paintings, beautiful antiques and incredible history.

As we walked up the stairs, we saw a huge, beautiful portrait of Diana, which was truly breathtaking.

We then walked through the beautiful grounds to pay our respects to Princess Diana at her peaceful resting place on the lake. 🕊️

Afterwards, we enjoyed a lovely high tea with glasses of Prosecco and reflected on what a wonderful day it had been. Bought a book about Althorp House/Paintings.

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31/08/2026

❤️ Remembering Princess Diana ❤️

Today, 31 August, marks 29 years since the world lost Princess Diana. Her kindness, compassion and beautiful heart touched so many people around the world.

She will always be remembered as the “People’s Princess.” Her legacy of caring for others and helping people in need continues to inspire us today.

Forever remembered. Forever loved. 🕊️❤️

28/08/2026

Daffodils Day.

27/08/2026

NZSL Yes/No questions

For a Yes/No question, you generally use:

SIGN/CLAUSE + question facial expression

The question is marked visually, especially through eyebrows, eyes, head position and body movement.

The important point is that NZSL doesn’t simply copy English word-for-word. NZSL has its own linguistic structure and grammar.

Are you tired? → YOU TIRED?
Do you work today? → TODAY YOU WORK?
Do you like coffee? → COFFEE YOU LIKE?
Do you have a car? → CAR YOU HAVE?
Will it sunny tomorrow? TOMORROW SUNNY?

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25/08/2026

Yes or No Questions in NZSL 👋

Let’s practise Yes/No Questions in NZSL! 🙌

Did you know NZSL has its own natural grammar and facial expressions? Facial expression, body movement and eye gaze can all help show that a question is being asked.

In this video, I’m sharing some examples of Yes/No Questions to help you recognise and use them naturally in NZSL.

Have you learnt Yes/No Questions in NZSL before? 😊

What do you think? Share your experience or questions in the comments! 💬

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23/08/2026

NZSL Linguistics 👋

NZSL linguistics is about understanding how NZSL works as a complete language including grammar, structure, meaning, facial expressions, movement and use of space.

It’s not just about learning one individual sign or one piece of vocabulary. It’s about understanding how all these language features work together.

I’ll explain more about how NZSL linguistics works in my upcoming videos, with examples.

Have you had any experience learning or studying NZSL linguistics? Please share your thoughts or experience in the comments! 👇

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22/08/2026

Family / Whānau – Part 5 💜

Let’s continue learning NZSL signs about family and whānau.

In Part 5, we’re learning signs for different family relationships, family gatherings, and talking about family connections and history:

Step-mother
Step-father
Step-brother
Step-sister
Half-brother
Half-sister
Family gathering
Family tree
Family history

What family or whānau signs would you like to see in the next part?

Do you have any feedback or suggestions? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below. 👇

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22/08/2026

Family / Whānau – Part 4 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💛

Let’s learn more NZSL signs related to family and relationships!

In this video:

🤟 Older / Oldest
🤟 Younger / Youngest
🤟 Separated
🤟 Divorced

I will explain more about the meaning in later videos.

Remember, the NZSL sign may stay the same while the English subtitle changes depending on the sentence and meaning.

Which family/whānau sign should I teach next? 👇

Comment below!

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21/08/2026

👨‍👩‍👦 Family / Whānau – Part 3 ❤️

Family signs are an important part of learning NZSL. In this video, we continue learning more signs for family and whānau.

How many of these signs do you know? 👋

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21/08/2026

Had a great morning teaching NZSL with 12 wonderful residents at Lauriston Park Retirement Village for Session 3!

Today we learned about Food & Drinks and worked in four groups with fun activities to practise signing.

🍴 “Me hungry, me want…”
🧁 Muffin • 🥚 Egg • 🥓 Ham • 🍗 Chicken sandwich • 🍕 Pizza • 🍫 Chocolate • 🍟 Chippies • 🥗 Salad

🥤 “Me thirsty, me want…”
💧 Water • ☕ Coffee • 🍵 Tea • 🥛 Milk • 🍊 Orange juice • 🍷 Wine • 🍺 Beer

They are doing brilliantly! 🌟 It’s wonderful to see everyone learning, practising, remembering new signs and keeping their brains active through NZSL.

Keep up the fantastic work! 👏🤟💙

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