If we were having coffee, or even a cup of tea, we would talk about the weather, and how nice … More
Month: January 2016
Watching, listening, reading: January
It’s hard to believe, but we have been living here in New Zealand for three years. We’ve got used to … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 4
The sun is shining and it is a glorious summer evening here in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s that time of … More
Slow down, you move too fast…
Every now and again, we all need to switch off, do nothing and enjoy the world around us. I’ve only … More
This Week’s Small Pleasures
I always enjoy reading the series of posts on this week’s small pleasures over at A New Life Wandering, so … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 3
So here we are with my first Cee’s Challenge of this year. I was on holiday in week 1 and … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having coffee or even, let’s face it, a nice, long, cold drink as it is a hot … More
Rain, sun and wind or what we did in Dunedin when the weather couldn’t make up its mind
As the holiday drew to a close, we spent a day in Dunedin, walking about, going to museums and generally … More
A castle, a garden and some more familiar names
In the last post, I mentioned the number of places we saw on the map with Scottish names in this … More
Wine and fruit in Central Otago
One of the fun things for me about traveling around Central Otago, was the place names. Roxburgh, Bannockburn, Hampden, Ettrick, … More