Stones, sounds and the southern skies

A place we had talked about visiting for ages, and finally got around to it this weekend, is Stonehenge Aotearoa. … More

A weekend in Martinborough: wine, food and sunshine

We are just home from a lovely relaxing weekend over the Rimutaka Hills in Martinborough, where, as regular readers will … More

I’m sitting here drinking some green tea with lemon and ginger and watching (and listening) to heavy rain falling. It … More

On Sunday we did another of our trips over the Rimutaka Hills to Martinborough, lunching as usual at The Village … More

So it is time once again for Cee’s Weekly Share Your World Challenge. I try not to look at what … More

Friday was Waitangi Day and a holiday here in New Zealand. It has been great to have a long weekend … More

As I said in the last post, this is not a political blog, but since I come from Scotland and … More

As I mentioned at the end of the last post, on Saturday night I went to see ‘Grumpy Old Women: … More

I’m writing this on Monday morning, with a near gale force wind blowing outside, which is a big contrast to … More

It was quite a strange week, what with us not being able to go to work, or at least, not … More