New Zealand – Page 17

When in doubt, garden

There is something incredibly cathartic about the acts of planting and caring for plants. For me, it was a seminal moment when […]

A new Chinese proverb could read, “Beware Chinese sending fake gifts”. Chris received a present in the mail from China this week. […]

So, with the New Zealand government throwing money right, left and centre (or possibly more left and centre) preparatory to elections, I […]

My earring turned up in the washing machine. Chris found it in there, many weeks after I lost it, which was somewhat […]

A discussion that got a little out-of-hand at my book club prompted me to think about how we make decisions regarding ‘conventional’ […]

Vaccines are coming up to the top of everyone’s minds again as we contemplate the length of the COVID-19 road ahead – […]

If you were hoping for a run-down on vaccines you will have to wait a little while longer as I am going […]

I am feeling like we have headed back around a loop, with the return to Level 3 Alert in Auckland and Level […]

When dawn broke this morning I wished I hadn’t looked at my phone as I plugged it in last night. If I […]

Sitting in a café in Sumner, Christchurch, reminds me how much I like contrasts. Sumner and Gibbston are quite different in a […]