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... I’m interrupting my recollections of my trip to Mahia last week to tell you some exciting news about our cool kid that needs help. You’ll remember that Seth has been having treatment for leukemia and whilst they’ve decided for the moment a... Staying on a hill farm was not a new experience for me I was adopted during school holidays by my friend Ruth’s family who lived close to Church Stretton in Shropshire. They lived on a hill farm on the Long Mynd. In fact Ruth still lives there farming with... The Spring break in Mahia was as much about a holiday for the basset hounds as it was for me. In their short life they’ve led a rather sheltered existence. A splendid existence though in the country with lots and lots to smell. One of the big holiday treats... This time last week was the first day of Spring. Not my declaration of wishful thinking but the official first day of Spring in New Zealand. I love the definition that Spring is here – just as well really because it couldn’t have been more spring like... 