One of my 101 in 1001 goals was to visit three of my favourite beaches in the area – Waipu, Mangawhai Heads, and Te Arai. Mangawhai Heads is easy – that's our local beach and we go there all the time. Waipu is pretty simple too; we tend to go there once or twice a year … Continue reading A stunningly perfect beach
Pōhutukawa (affectionately known as Aotearoa's Christmas tree) December. December. It feels like such a long time ago! I'm really having to cast my mind back to think about what was going on then! This always happens to me, I think it's the Christmas/New Year/summer haze where days and weeks kind of all run into each … Continue reading Five things in December
Hello! How are your Christmas plans going? Or holiday plans for those of you who don't celebrate Christmas? I am not ashamed to say that I 100% unabashedly love Christmas. I love the food, I love the family time, and I love the relaxing. Here, of course, Christmas is a summer holiday...I know it seems … Continue reading A blue and white Christmas
How are you? Hanging in there? We're about one and a half weeks into lockdown here in New Zealand – another two and a half weeks to go, maybe? It might be extended, we just don't know yet. So far it seems to be going well, so fingers crossed! The weather is getting noticeably cooler, … Continue reading Memories of summer in the country
