A seat at the table: a special event

When I saw that chef Peter Gordon was going to be cooking a special menu at one of our favourite … More

They walk beside us every day

Today, 6 February, is Waitangi Day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi which is considered to be New … More

It is summer here in the southern hemisphere, though to be frank we have been having a bit of what … More

Today we drove up the coast to Paraparaumu and went for a walk on the beach. It was wonderful to … More

Things came to a stop in Wellington CBD on Tuesday as te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti came to town on … More

This past week has been…not sure actually! There was travel, an evening out, an appointment with the eye doctor about … More

I had to head up to Hawke’s Bay again this week for work, which means flying up in a smallish … More

Kia ora! So the new year begins…and we celebrated by heading up to Auckland for a weekend break. The weather … More

As regular readers may know, I don’t work on Wednesdays, which gives me time to either do a lot or … More

As 2023 fast approaches, rather than do a retrospective of 2022 (I got Covid, ate out at nice restaurants etc), … More