Daniel took some photos: playdough hot cross buns the potty

I got sun burnt yesterday. No-one else in the family did. Just me. I put sunscreen on in […]

We went to the Wynyard Quarter today, the new waterfront development in the centre of Auckland. I visited […]

I took the kids to the museum today. It was raining and there was no way I was […]

Christchurch was hit by a Mag. 5.5 on Sunday night. It barely made a dent in the news […]

It’s Ben’s birthday today and he was able to take the day off work so we all went […]

We went to Muriwai today, a beach 45km west of Auckland with a gannet colony and some fascinating geology. […]

I met some more interesting personalities at Playgroup this week: an Indian nanny who asked me whether I […]

Something different about Auckland compared with Christchurch is the mix of people I meet at Elizabeth’s playgroup. I […]

We took the kids to the opening of a toy store today. The advertisement for the event promised […]

What happened to Freud this week? He may have got ill from trauma associated with the dog attack. […]

Freud is looking much better today and is home now. Another ultrasound yesterday revealed the likely bleed in […]

Freud is not well. He was back with us last night but I’m to return him to a […]

Freud is suddenly quite ill. Yesterday when we returned home from Piha I noticed a great deal of […]

We went for a picnic on Piha beach today. We really ought to have checked the weather forecast […]

Recently I’ve noticed that the photos I’ve been taking with my camera have been cloudy. Today we went […]

Daniel: I’m going to be a doctor when I grow up. Are doctors mans?Me: Some doctors are men […]

I’ve just flea-bombed the house. So c’mon fleas, bring it on! If we all die from poisoning overnight, […]

We just bought a house! It’s the one we put the pre-auction offer on. The owner was finally […]

The fleas are still unwanted house guests here. Zeki has flea allergy dermatitis and it just takes one […]