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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
June 11, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
After several days of sharing a cold and being stuck in our little camper in torrential downpours, it was good for the soul to emerge under a blue sky and […]
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