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

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

A bird, a rare bird and a celebrity bird

I mentioned in my last post that one of the things I was looking forward to was a visit to … More

Share Your World: Week 9

This week’s challenge from Cee was tough – or rather, two of the questions were really tough and had me … More

Hogmanay, New Year’s Day and the smell of muffins

Hogmanay, or New Year’s Eve, was a rather unpleasant day, weather wise – windy and wet – so a day … More

A cat, a parrot and more sunshine

I have had a couple of what I am going to call bonus days off work this week.  It is … More

Bolton Street Memorial Park, a walk and the weekend ahead

As I have mentioned many times in this blog before, one of the pleasures of living where we do is … More

21 things about living in New Zealand: our first year here

As of 28th January, we have been here in Wellington for a year.  I can’t believe it – the time … More

Sunshine, sand and the smell of the sea

The weather this weekend has been lovely again, warm, sunny and with bright blue skies.  On Saturday, we drove out … More

Hot water, mud pools and a parrot: a trip to Rotorua part 2

Sunday started with a bright coloured visitor to the garden, namely a parrot, or to be more strictly accurate, an … More

A cat, two tuataras and some swans

I came up with the title for this post in the shower this morning, before I experienced my first earthquake … More