Excavating and organising paper

At the passing of another tax year I thought I’d get ahead of the game and start to work out my GST return (kiwi equivalent of VAT). It didn’t take me long to realise that my neglect of business practices this year is going to make this a painful...

British Summer Time

The clocks changed in the UK on Saturday night which heralds the start of British Summer. Let’s hope it’s better than the last.For bloggers in the UK you’re now 12 hours behind us in New Zealand so when you see the sun rising think of us looking at...

A bit of a refresh

I thought it was time to spruce up the blog and since it’s been raining for most of today, here’s the fruits of my labours. Hope you like it. Still lots of tidying up to be done or I may even do a complete revamp but just like the house and land it’s...

One of the world’s more picturesque eateries

Lauded by the upmarket food and travel magazines Craggy Range has been our regular Easter treat since arriving in New Zealand. So last week it wasn’t cheese batches for lunch but rather a long leisurely stroll through the Craggy Range menu.Somehow the food...

Pooches on parole

It’s been a risky strategy but Fortnum and Mason have been allowed to try out Domestic Executive HQ this week. This is all part of their growing independence away from their play pen and crates. Whilst you can’t leave them unsupervised they are getting...