Strawberries, cake and jandals

It may be Thanksgiving in the USA, but here in New Zealand we are all looking forward to summer and … More

An exhibition, an experience and a reminder

This Sunday we finally made it to the Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War exhibition at Te Papa museum.  When … More

A walk, a flight and some sunshine

There was a really good post the other day from Cupcakes and Cashmere about the borderline, in particular for bloggers, … More

Cee’s Challenge: Week 45

It’s been a couple of weeks since I did one of Cee’s Challenges as I’ve been travelling a lot for … More

Cheers, bangs, and fireworks

I have to say that all this traveling for work right now is really tiring.  Luckily, I have my last … More

An Egg, a fish and a brief trip to Hawke’s Bay

After a couple of work trips to Hamilton (and another one next week…) it was nice to take a trip … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea

If we were having a coffee, or even a cup of tea, on this Sunday afternoon we would be discussing … More

Sunshine on a Sunday

Should you ever be in New Plymouth, you are bound to walk at least some of the way along the … More

Sunny Sunday in New Plymouth

We woke on Sunday to a beautiful blue sky, and the promise of some lovely weather.  After an excellent breakfast … More

Sunshine on the west coast: a trip to New Plymouth

This being the Labour Day weekend holiday here in New Zealand, we headed off on a short trip over to … More