The groaning board: blogmas 23 December

So, tomorrow is Chrismas Eve. The presents are under the tree, the ham, meatballs and herring are ready for tomorrow, … More

The Kiwi Christmas tree: blogmas 22 December

If you’ve ever had a Christmas card from New Zealand, it may well have had a picture of some bright, … More

Wellington, December 2016 Hi everyone So here we are at another year, and what a year 2016 has been. From … More

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

“The people you work with are people you were just throw together with. You know, you don’t know them, it … More

I realised yesterday that I had better get on with writing this year’s Christmas cards if I want to them … More

I can’t believe that we have reached December, the start of summer for us in the southern hemisphere, and a … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea we would be talking about the earthquakes, about where we … More

I had started this post, yesterday, Sunday, but New Zealand has been hit by a series of earthquake so don’t … More

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More