1. Strawberry season The best strawberries are Te Arai strawberries. There's a farmstand set up in Mangawhai several times a week, and I don't bother buying strawberries unless I'm buying from them. That doesn't mean we miss out though! I'm very dedicated to picking up a punnet whenever needed. Strawberries are my favourite fruit and … Continue reading Five things in November
Wow, October was a great month! I just had a look through my photos to jog my memories of five things that stood out last month, and there are so many wonderful family, pets, activity and nature photos in there. We were definitely thrown by the surprise lockdown that happened the day before Amelie's fifth … Continue reading Five things in October
Welcome to October! Ooh spooky, haha. We don't really do Halloween in New Zealand (although that statement gets a little less true every year!) and October here is the middle of spring – it's really not dark and spooky at all. Just terrifying in its own way because every year the trip from October to December … Continue reading Five things in September
We have a bumper edition of five things! One where there will actually be ten things because I completely didn't realise I didn't do one for July, and now it's the end of August! Ah August has been a total cluster, what with ski trips and finishing jobs and unexpected lockdowns. We do what we … Continue reading Five things in July, and more…
It's been a great June! We've had some incredible sunshine, we've done lots of fun things, I've started doing a really great new (to me) exercise programme (more on that directly below) and generally, I'm just feeling incredibly satisfied. This is so far from how I usually feel in winter that's it's mildly disconcerting, but … Continue reading Five things in June
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