Wellington’s famous winds have been thrashing our land this year like no other I remember in the three years since we moved into the house. Our trees have really suffered and we’ve lost at least three which have been blown out of the ground or snapped in... This year we said our New Year wishes standing watch on the luggage conveyor belt at Wellington Airport having touched down minutes before from Melbourne. I liked the quiet passing of time from one year to the next. Traditionally New Year is the time for reflection... 