“Be afraid, very afraid” was the weather forecasters message this time last week. A once in a lifetime snow storm was heading across New Zealand that would eclipse the snow flurry we had a few weeks before. Twitter was forecasting #snowmaggedon with tweeters across New Zealand comparing notes on the size of snowflakes as the [...]
It’s been slim pickings for the birds since the snow arrived. These Plovers were distinctly put out to be wading through inches of snow to find something to eat. The little birds of course were turning loop the loops as they feasted on the chicken food and then snuggled up inside the eaves of the [...]
Today was like waking up on a Christmas Day and hoping for a snowy festive scene. I was so excited to pull back the curtains to see if the snow dump forecast had given us a southern hemisphere winter wonderland. Imagine my delight the snow had indeed arrived. Even in the pre-dawn light I knew [...]
Wandering back from a walk with the bassets today I looked towards home and was struck by how lucky we are. A place in the country and a moment of sunshine to enjoy. At last I feel that the Domestic Executive equilibrium is coming back and with it a better perspective on life. But all [...]
Friday tired is something I’ve been feeling since Tuesday. I can’t remember feeling quite as tired as I do now for a very long time. It was probably when we moved into the house but I can’t be sure. The recollections I have of feeling this tired tend to be more of when I was [...]
Last night was something of a watershed in our house building adventures. We are now the proud owners of a Gold Award New Home as judged by the Master Builders Association. We were thrilled for our Architect and Build Company Moss Brothers Wellington Wairarapa Limited who deserve the accolade as a testament to their efforts [...]
Shopping for things to incorporate into the house build was almost a full time occupation for a while. I’d spend hours on the internet, mooching around shops and reading magazines looking for inspiration. During that time there were quite a few things I coveted but either they didn’t fit the bill or more often than [...]
A window seat was a key feature we wanted to build into our house. Somewhere light and bright you could languish reading the papers and drink pots of tea. A place to hang out and be at peace with the world. We built a window seat in the “family room”. This is the large open [...]
Our gates have finally arrived and we’re officially sectioned in! This has been a long time in coming and I can now relax and let the bassets roam free. I know that this seems like such a small thing to do but bassets are bred for hunting and if they get the wandering lust there’d [...]
It must have been sixth sense, whilst cruising the internet I decided to have a peak at what’s happening in the UK village we lived in. Imagine my surprise to find that “our” house was up for sale. On closer inspection it seems that there is daylight robbery going on. We loved the house and [...]
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