Part of my dreaming over recent years has been a hankering to grow vines and olives – very cliche I know but there you have it. Before coming to New Zealand I was very excited about the prospect for doing this as one of the finest wine growing regions (the... View from our room porch doorViews across the vineyards to the mountains beyond Olives basking in the clouds! It’s fair to say that New Zealand, and in particular, Wellington has not been enjoying good summer weather. The new year started with southerly winds which turned into gales but hey it’s good to know that it’s living up to it’s namesake of... Dad and Shirley would have been proud that we took in the botanical sights of Melbourne. As much as it was where the venue for the evening’s outdoor Shakespeare performance of Midsummer’s Night Dream but also provided some inspiration for our plans for our... Sorry if this photoblogging is getting boring but it’s hard to capture the beauty of Melbourne without stopping at almost every corner!Views of the CBD from the southbank Similar view from the Kings DomainLonger look from the Shrine of Rememberance on the... 