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the me of now

08/03/202024/03/2020

+++ 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

Category: moon lists Tags: a book of days, adventure, golden bay, moon lists, swim, watershot
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a perfect day

15/12/201824/12/2018

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 […]

Category: a book of days, nz, travel Tags: a book of days, adventure, canon 5d mkii, new zealand, underwater, watershot
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the exquisite ordinary • five

16/07/201716/07/2017

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 […]

Category: a book of days Tags: adventure, california, the exquisite ordinary
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Wildflowers in enamel jug with sofa in background. By Leonie Wise

10 (uk) places to stay for adventure lovers

24/05/201607/01/2022

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 […]

Category: travel, uk Tags: adventure, i love lists, places to stay, travel, uk
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10 places to stay for adventure lovers

05/04/201624/05/2016

anyone who’s hung out here for any length of time knows that i love me a good adventure or two. it’s one of the things i spent a lot of time thinking about when we got back to new zealand and then moved to waiheke island… how to continue adventuring, even after moving back from […]

Tags: adventure, i love lists, new zealand, places to stay, travel
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