I often wonder what New Zealand must have sounded like before man arrived, and imagine an extremely noisy place, with … More
Tag: Botanic Gardens
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
Christmas: sunshine, ham and a walk
So here we are on Boxing Day, sitting in the sunshine having just Skyped my family in the USA, and … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 47
I didn’t manage Cee’s Challenge last week, but here we are this week, counting down to the end of the … More
Spring has sprung: flowers, bees and chicken
Spring is the time of plans and projects so they say (actually, I think it was Tolstoy?), and although part … More
Cee’s Challenge: Week 39
So here we are at another Cee’s Challenge. The weather here is lovely and sunny and it really feels like … More
Sunday: morning, noon and night
Sunday was a lovely, sunny, spring day, and with Karl up early to head over to Canberra, I had the … 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
Cee’s Challenge: Week 35
It’s Tuesday so it must be time for Cee’s Challenge! It is the first day of spring down here in … More
Beer, pies and burgers
Yes, a nice healthy blog post title this time around! Wellingtonians can probably relate a bit to this given that … More