When we were planning to move to New Zealand, I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a good … More
Category: Daily Life
Roast, rain and inescapable rugby
‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no … More
Lemons, ginger and being at home
Thanks to Facebook, I’ve been reminded that it was exactly three years ago that we first came to Wellington for … More
A weekend, a cake and a film
This weekend was the first in ages that we had nothing in our diaries, so Saturday saw me go to … More
An airport, a flight and Auckland again
I’m sitting here on Friday evening, sniffing away, having somehow caught a cold now it is spring, even though got … More
A bird, a rare bird and a celebrity bird
I mentioned in my last post that one of the things I was looking forward to was a visit to … More
Sunshine, strolling and Sunday to come
After a grey start to the week, the weather picked up, and as we know, nothing beats Wellington on a … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 33
I’m a day late as last night we went to a pub quiz. We usually do quite well, but this … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 32
Here we are, Tuesday evening for me in NZ and time to tackle Cee’s Challenge for this week. Can’t believe … More
Brotherhood of the World-Bloggers Award
It’s been lovely to be nominated by Raphaela over at Hummingbird Redemption for the Brotherhood of the World Bloggers Award! Thank you … More