Licorice Allsorts

I recently bought a new sewing machine. For many years, since I was a teenager actually, I have owned various Bernina machines. I think ...

New Zealander's have a reputation for being great DIY'ers - Do It Yourself'ers... In other words, give anything a go. Well I...

 I have had this little English House Sparrow sitting on my mirror for the last three days. There are lots of them around in the tree tha...

A Tangi is a Maori funeral. While I was in Russell,  Whaea (pronounced fire) Mona died. Whaea is the formal word for mother. Family woul...

This tiny old church built in 1913, 100 years ago has all of it's life, until recently, belonged to the Methodists. I told you abou...

I've left Whangarei... For now. I renewed my DoC Pass... Having one of these is a wonderful benefit of being a member of NZMCA . S...

I was at the end of my food supplies so before I went shopping again to stock up and fill the pantry and fridge, I decided to make a veg...