Photoblogging: more bridge

Despite the foggy weather in town, Kaitoke was awash with sunshine. The bridge building is progressing with three support uprights which is another small step to living the dream.

Weather watch

A weather phenomena swept into Wellington for our first experience yesterday – the hanging fog. Whilst we sit high in the hills we had an early clearing as these pics show.Much of Wellington CBD was shrouded in fog all day sitting like a blanket across the Bay....

Domestics in the workplace

Well, I survived my first day back as an office worker. Everyone was very welcoming which makes a big difference when you’re the newbie. But, offices are the same the world over – same issues, same problems, same characters.The state of the office fridge...

The House

There are hundreds of lifestyle TV programmes and magazines devoted to building houses. They focus on the aesthetics, the engineering, the pitfalls and the delights. But they all tell a partial story of what is an incredible journey – to have your own house...

Taking time for the view

I was visiting Petone and decided noticed this person who clearly has mastered the favoured kiwi pastime – to take time out to admire the view. It was indeed a beautiful day, if not a little chilly, to sit back and soak in the view across the harbour of...