Everyday I am amazed by how well Daniel has taken to his new kindy. The drop-off in the […]

We have the worst dogs ever. They hate other dogs and Freud has declared war on all the […]

Whenever it snows in Christchurch I get depressed. I realise I’m no longer living in the climate I […]

We are in the midst of the “snow storm of the century” but the sun is shining here […]

People have asked me whether I’m going to change the name of my blog now that I’m in […]

I didn’t sleep very well last night. I was woken just after midnight to the sound of thunder […]

Elizabeth is generally not fussy about food and puts pretty much everything in her mouth including sand, dog […]

There’s some drama in the Point Chevalier community this week. I think I mentioned previously that there’s a […]

Daniel had a great first day at kindy today. He woke up this morning super-eager to go and […]

I am still battling the fleas. Zeki is a flea-bag at the moment and he wakes me up […]

Lately the children have taken to playing in the hire car, which unfortunately has to be returned today. […]

I have good news: Ben is able to move up here in less than a month. Hooray! Point […]

We only have the hire car for a few more days so I thought I’d take the opportunity […]

There is much excitement in the house this morning as a package from my lovely Aunt arrived for […]

Ben leaves us today. I’m going to send him back with our camera so that he can take […]

Zeki has taken to scratching himself uncontrollably through the night so this morning I examined him for fleas. […]

Christchurch is beginning to look very post-apocalyptic. Source: http://yfrog.com/z/kk81yufj Collapsing buildings, deserted streets and now snow. A Hollywood movie-maker’s […]

You know you’re no longer living in a cold climate when you find ants having dinner on the […]

What a day! Ben is here, the dogs are here and the contract for sale on our house […]

I got a cute photo of Elizabeth giving a reluctant Daniel a kiss last night:   A friend […]