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 […]
+++ a survey of present interests, curiosities, recurring themes… a space for a short list of some front-burner items: morning swims family picnics the places where good resides boundaries
i am awake before the sunrise, our motel room already warm, even though we left the doors and windows wide open all night, falling asleep to a lullaby of waves below us. the pohutukawa are blooming and the warm air is already heavy with bees collecting nectar. it’s too warm to sit in bed with […]
california dreaming uk trip planning island living there are glimmers of golden light here today, and glimpses of blue sky through thick veils of winter’s icy breath one more day to sink into rest before a busy work week ahead. yet here i am, out of bed … doing instead of resting the cat keeps […]
Some of you who’ve been hanging around here for here a while might remember that, when we left NZ in 2007, we were only going to be away for a year. Once we got to the UK, Nic got a fantastic contract and we decided we needed to stay a while longer! Somebody once told […]