overnight, the storms have kept us all awake. milo comes in, demanding to be dried off around 2am, then wraps himself into a tight ball on the bed near my feet. at one stage it’s hailing. morning seems to come slowly, creeping up on us through the wild weather, like a dimmer switch slowly being […]
i had some free time in the city on tuesday, so i took a wander through the wintergardens at the auckland domain. at this time of year, there’s none of the abundance of flora that the spring and summer months can boast about, but there is beauty to be found there nevertheless.
ngā pukapuka ma te hōtoke (books for the winter) tucking myself up against the wild winter weather that’s rolling over Hahei, compiling a list of books that are perfect for a bit of armchair adventuring on this mercurial afternoon. i am drawn to the wandering, wondering nature of these books — all four tugging me […]