The one when the fog rolled in…

Wednesday morning dawned early for me, as I was up at 4:30am to catch a flight to Auckland. A work … More

Christmas weather: Blogmas 9 December

Phew! It is Friday! I was up in Auckland yesterday and today on a work trip, and am not long … More

Anyone else not in a Christmas mood? Work is so stressful at the moment as we approach the holiday season … More

Like many British teenagers, cider was one of the first alcoholic drinks that I consumed. Nothing fancy, you understand, but … More

It’s Friday and even better, it’s Friday evening here in New Zealand. The working week is over, and there is … More

Sometimes journeys go according to plan, with everything running on time and things just going smoothly. At other times, it … More

I’m sitting here on Friday evening, sniffing away, having somehow caught a cold now it is spring, even though got … More

This weekend, I went up to Auckland to visit friends and to go to see The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s … More

I woke up this morning, Saturday, and couldn’t think what to write in this weekend’s post. What had happened this … More

This weekend we went north to Leigh to celebrate the wedding of two of our friends in Auckland. The wedding … More