Notes on Manhood: by Andreas Linnell

June 30, 2013 in Education

As some of you know, we celebrate turning 13 in a big way in our family. It’s a turning point of sorts, a right of passage, if you will, and […]

The Brotherhood of Traveling Children: On friendships

June 27, 2013 in blog, Education

We are asked, on occasion, what we “do” about the social needs of our children. Granted, the question has never been asked by anyone who’s actually met our children.  Spend […]

On Travel & Perspective

June 23, 2013 in Education, Inspiration

“That’s one of the things I envy about your travel…besides the awesome sightseeing… The ability to stand outside of your culture and see it how others view us. I get […]

Sunday: Of life, lamb & the loveliness of being “home.”

June 23, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

I love to travel so much that sometimes I forget how much I love to be “home.” I love to wake slowly in a bed that doesn’t come with a […]

House Sitting: Day One

June 21, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

We’re celebrating the summer solstice with a winter storm. Rain and cold wind are buffeting the coast, north of Wellington and it is a good day to be sitting in […]

In Which We Dine With A Knight

June 18, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

It was with more than a small degree of trepidation that we opened the big glass door and stepped, once more, into the welcome gallery of Rannoch. There is something […]

A Night With A Knight: In which we meet Sir James Wallace

June 15, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

I watched his virtuoso fingers, reflected in the deep midnight gloss of the Shigeru Kawai grand piano tucked into the corner of the drawing room at the base of the […]

Ten Things I Learned From My Dad

June 14, 2013 in Education, Inspiration, Travelogue

My Dad is a teacher. He hasn’t taught in a classroom since I was a tiny child, and it’s not that kind of teaching that I mean anyway. He’s a […]

Happy Father’s Day: Top 10 List of Daddy-ness

June 12, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue

No one thinks, when they have that first baby, about the marathon they are embarking on. If they DO think about it, it’s inevitably with rose coloured glasses on and […]

Haere Mai: Maori Culture in New Zealand

June 11, 2013 in Inspiration

Image credit It is well known that New Zealand is an amazing tourist destination, given its outstanding natural beauty and plenitude of sporting and cultural attractions. What may not be […]