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
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Our yearly regatta tradition
Another year, another regatta! As we've been doing for the vast majority of my life – and all of Amelie's – we spent the Saturday of Auckland Anniversary weekend at the Mahurangi Regatta. We woke up to drizzle at ours and my mother reported that it was raining at theirs (they're about an hour north of us), … Continue reading Our yearly regatta tradition
Family times at the Mahurangi Regatta
As we've done every summer for last thirty-odd years, my family headed up to Mahurangi on the Saturday of Auckland Anniversary Weekend for the annual regatta. This day stands out as honestly possibly my favourite day of the year. When I was a kid I loved going up with my wider family to swim, play, … Continue reading Family times at the Mahurangi Regatta



