In keeping with the traditions of 2020 and 2021, the last weekend of winter has been and it was just stunningly gorgeous weather. It is such a lovely reminder of spring being literally just around the corner. Unlike in years past though, this weekend we didn’t get out for outside family time. Plenty of outside … Continue reading The last weekend of winter
Tag: Mangawhai
Life Lately
Hello! How are you all going? This is just a quick old-fashioned blog post showing life lately (at least according to my camera roll). We haven’t been up to anything particularly exciting but even the little moments are deserving of photos. Take a look at what our last month or so has been like, if … Continue reading Life Lately
Ten things
This is a 'clear the writer's block' kind of post – one where I sit down and just write out the first ten things that come to my mind. Inspired by Kelly in the City, I'm also using it as a kind of catch-up as I've had a lot going on as of late. It feels … Continue reading Ten things
Five things in January
Ah January! A month of holiday, sort of. We've been back at work since the 10th but Amelie was off school for the entire month – a new one for us; this is the first time we've had school holidays to contend with! We made it through but I can already tell that for next summer … Continue reading Five things in January
A week on holiday in Mangawhai
If there's one thing New Zealanders do well, it's shutting down and taking a break over Christmas and New Year's. Each of those dates has two public holidays associated with it, and those public holidays are 'Mondayised' (applied to the following workday if they happen to fall on a weekend) so almost everyone with an … Continue reading A week on holiday in Mangawhai





