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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Hot Water Beach, NZ: in which we shower with a howling viking
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 […]
Of Burns, Boys and Bleh
June 5, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
It has been a week of mishaps. It started on the eve of our anniversary, when I scalded my arm. It was dumb, really. We were parked at an angle […]
Crossing the Cook Strait: Notes from the end of the world
May 31, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
I have no fingernails left. They’ve worn off along with the outer layer of the spoon I’ve been sanding. I’m carving it from a little piece of driftwood that I […]
Married: Memories from 19 years…
May 25, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Our 19th anniversary is in a few days: May 28th, to be exact. We aren’t big on dates and we have several anniversaries that we celebrate. Once, over dinner, someone […]
Family Fun on High Peak Station
May 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The loud clacking of antlers echoed over the valley, almost drowning out the laughter of the onlookers. There isn’t too much that’s funnier than boys, armed with stag racks, battling […]
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