Here is a picture of our treasure close to home (taken from the front door step). It’s not quite the Red Lion Pub which was about the same distance from Holly House but serves a similar purpose. Instead of beer we can get wonderful wine, brunches and other... I’ve just finished the first day on my new job and I’ve been overcome with all the information swimming in my head. You forget how exhausting it is to be the new person and not knowing simple stuff can be debilitatingLuckily the morning tea ritual saved... Wellington has been playing host to one of the country’s art extravaganza. It’s a cross between an art and fashion show and has been wowing the crowds. I didn’t actually get to see the show this year it’s definitely on the must see list for... It’s good to get my blog stats each week – this tells me how many people are reading my blog and where they are reading it from. This is essential feedback as so far none of my readers have taken the plunge and left a comment on the site. Nevertheless... You may remember that I talked about the depths that politics has sunk here a couple of weeks ago. I’m afraid we are still travelling downwards as politics has become personalised almost to a point of no return.The Prime Minister, Helen Clarke, called the... 