I took this picture in the Kaitoke Forest today when we were out walking the dogs. It was growing all tangled up in the trees, a mass of white against the otherwise green trees. Clearly a symbiotic relationship going on here. There’s no procrastination in... It’s just been way too exciting in the last 24 hours. I’ve been making tea, serving cake and showing people around New Zealand. Thanks to Debbie I’ve been delighted to welcome visitors from Blog Around the World. Thanks to everyone who paid a... Kia Ora bloggers. This is a special welcome to on-line travellers on the Blog Around the World flight to New Zealand. Hope that you’re not to jet lagged getting here. Haere Mai (Welcome) to the home of the Domestic Executive. It feels a little strange be... One of the downsides of living rural in New Zealand is the public services are not what you would expect to have if you were a city dweller. For example, no mains water and sewage and no trash collection. You do of course pay slightly lower rates although missing... Since Spring has arrived all sorts of things are shooting up. I know our neighbours are hoping for rapid growth. After much waiting, fretting and painstaking planning today they broke ground on their house build. There’s a long story behind this build. ... 