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. ... After wishing for a house with a turret, another of thing on MT’s wish list was to have an orchard on our land. His wish is of course my command. Well not always but in this instance I was happy to oblige! Regular bloggers will know I’ve been planting... A week ago I was travelling back from my Spring break in Mahia. It doesn’t seem like a week ago so much has been happening since. Good job I have all my digital memories and this blog to rekindle the fun experiences. It was a truly special week to be able to... 