Over the weekend it was Hayden's birthday! We had a fantastic morning on Saturday, with a family walk over to one of favourites, Ripe Deli, for coffee, Spanish eggs and berry-coconut slice. We got it to go and ate it in Grey Lynn Park so Amelie could play on the playground. This playground is one … Continue reading Our city break in Auckland
I'm not saying this is why Hayden and I had a baby, but decorating the nursery was absolutely one of our favourite parts of getting ready for Amelie's arrival. We had constraints of course – both the fairly standard financial ones and the additional ones of being in a rental and not knowing whether we were … Continue reading Our unisex nursery decor
It's been over a year since Hayden moved back to New Zealand, which means we've started to acknowledge silly little anniversaries. Like tonight, for example, when he came in amazed at how bad the traffic was, and I said it was March madness, setting off some intense déjà vû in him (apparently I said this … Continue reading How we’re building a life we love
I knew I liked sailing, but I didn't realise how totally fantastic it could be until I went out recently with my parents for the weekend. It was a beautiful day when we left, and we made it to Kawau in good time, mooring in Mansion House Bay for the night with about 20 other … Continue reading Sailing with my parents
