At the beginning of May we celebrated Samhuinn, the mid-point between Autumn Equinox and Winter Solstice. In the Druid tradition, this is the time when we honour those who have gone before us and recognise that as we journey into the dark of the year, we give our soul much needed rest. This is also … Continue reading Celebrating Autumn
Although we've been back in Wellington now for several weeks, I'm only just managing to get some of our summer pictures off my camera and onto the blog to share with all of you. We had a wonderful summer - spending a whole month up north with our families, but it has been lovely … Continue reading Summer Snaps
Well, it has been a while since my latest post. And we are well and truly into the wild spring weather. Beautiful one day, bitterly cold the next, and of course the ever present spring winds come to play almost daily too. Our house is zoned for high wind, and my goodness can you feel … Continue reading Gratitude and Sunshine
The school holidays are still a highlight of our lives - counting down the weeks to family time - and these ones just been have been particularly lovely. B.'s parents came to visit us in the first week, and then we visited my family in Auckland in the second week, and we've had many a … Continue reading Springtime with Family
It's been a crazy couple of weeks - I went back to work temporarily, we had a whole heap of visitors one after the other, and - most exciting of all - we bought our first house! Moving day is less than two weeks away now, so we're surrounded by boxes and ongoing mess but … Continue reading Catching Up
I've always loved markets. From the most exotic and chaotic to the ordinary and everyday, they provide an awesome opportunity to take photos - something I love doing! We are lucky in Wellington to have so many fruit and vege markets, including one just down the road from us. We regularly go to the markets … Continue reading Market Love
I just rediscovered this blog post, written back in April, and set aside because I hadn't added photos. It makes for amusing reading - amusing in hindsight, but also in the knowledge that we haven't attempted another road trip since... We recently drove from our hometown to Napier, on the east coast of New Zealand's … Continue reading Lessons Learned on our First Family Road Trip
As promised, here are some pictures from our detour via Napier on the way back to Wellington. At first I really wasn't convinced I liked Napier - there's a lot of art deco and it can be quite overwhelming. But then my first glimpse was one evening after a 5.5 hour drive. When I had … Continue reading Postcards from Napier
S. and I are back in Wellington now, and while we had a great time away, it's lovely to be home and have time to ground into the new year. There are so many things I'm looking forward to this year, so many exciting possibilities waiting for us, but I'd like to give them the … Continue reading Postcards from Auckland and the Coromandel
Purple Magnolia Cottage 