Today, Monday, is the Queen’s Birthday holiday, the first day of winter and a lovely sunny day. To celebrate, we … More
Category: Travel
Dancing, flying and a short trip to Gisborne
I mentioned in my last post that one of the things I was looking forward to this week was going … More
A sunny Sunday, listening to the radio and Monday evening
It’s now Monday evening, and while Karl watches ‘Game of Thrones’, I’m sitting listening to a 1960s BBC comedy sketch … More
A parade, a memorial and some shaky moments
I’m writing this on Anzac Day, which this year also marks 100 years of the New Zealand and Australian troops … More
Wine tasting, a ferry ride and a short trip to South Island
We spent Easter Sunday in quite a different way to usual, by setting off first thing in the morning from … More
Share Your World: Week 13
So it is time for Cee’s Challenge this week. I started the day with a 7am barre class and ended … More
Sunday, sunshine and cricket
Despite what the weather forecast had predicted for today, the sun came out and it was a lovely, sunny day … More
Share Your World: Week 12
So it is time once again for Cee’s Weekly Share Your World Challenge. I try not to look at what … More
A welcome, a lesson and a journey by canoe
A couple of weeks ago, I was formally welcomed to the organisation I now work for with a whakatau, a … More
Beer, Newtown Fair and yet more beer
If you were to ask me what the theme of this weekend was, I think I would have to say … More