Its now been nearly two months since I got on a plane and travelled around the UK and Prague as a first time solo traveller. Despite being… Read more “Retrospective trip journal #1”
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Beautiful little bay
Gorgeous Anzac Bay a lovely calm companion to the wild Waihi Beach surf
Well hello again little blog
Well hello little blog. I have missed you. Here I am sitting on a train from York to Edinburgh watching the beautiful late autumn colors roll by.… Read more “Well hello again little blog”
Decisions in the desert
A week in of no Facebook and all is well. I have missed some of it, although not the sensationalist posts I have been reading since November.… Read more “Decisions in the desert”
Back into the desert
Tuesday marked the beginning of the season of Lent. March 1 – first day of autumn for us here in NZ, which is a nice seasonal change… Read more “Back into the desert”
Loving our farmers’ market
After my last entry I thought I would this time write about something that makes me happy. I think it’s important to take time to think about… Read more “Loving our farmers’ market”
When it doesn’t feel like summer
We are having a very odd summer here in New Zealand. Mid-January should be hot and sunny, weekends spent at the beach, warm BBQ nights, melting ice… Read more “When it doesn’t feel like summer”
Floral overload (in a good way)
We celebrated our wedding anniversary (33 years!) a few days early this weekend in the beautiful South Island town of Queenstown. I have been lucky enough to stay in this stunning place a few times but never before in the summer. For me its a ski town, but turns out that in the summer it’s a lush and verdant paradise. I think I drove my poor husband crazy as I spent the whole time taking photos of the stunning flowers in bloom everywhere. The whole place was fragrant with roses and jasmine.
Easy to forget how much beauty you have in your own country. It was also wonderful at such a hectic time of year to reflect on how far we have come in those 33 years, enjoy a quiet weekend with each other and literally stop and smell the roses.
Christmas food trial #1
It’s the first of December here in New Zealand! That is crazy. Having been away for so long I am mentally two months behind which means I… Read more “Christmas food trial #1”
An antidote to my London yearning
Sometimes you need to see or do something completely different to get yourself back to normal. After posting just over a week ago about my yearning to… Read more “An antidote to my London yearning”
This Much I Know 