We absolutely have not had the summer of last year, but we do seem to be having a little blitz right at the end of this one, the beach and hikes a priority on the weekends… A couple of weekends ago we took one of Luca’s mates ,(Otis), and his family on a hike with …

Despite most of the rest of the country having a record breaking dry summer, with water restrictions being placed, here on our little piece of the coast it has been a rather wet one. We are having the odd very hot day and sunny ones but for the most part it has not been nearly …

Wow, February the 2nd, how did that happen?!!!!!! Luca is back at school tomorrow for the start of the new school year. He will be in Year 7, hard to believe! Years 7 and 8 are considered the senior classes of primary school here, (some go to a separate school for it called Intermediate, Luca …

Well a true kiwi summer is now with us and according to the forecasts we are in for some scorching temps in the next few weeks. The slip and slide coming in very handy, though hard on the water tank 🙂 Luca has been reading the Hobbit after us watching the movie and his imagination …

Well it is been QUITE the first week of the new year for us. We woke New Years morning to an eerie orange, sepia, type glow in the sky, which got darker as the morning went on. It was the effect of the enormous fires going on in Australia. That the smoke has made it …

As we near the end of 2019 we have slowed right down to enjoy the last few days. How lucky are we to be in this happy place!!!! I looked up while doing the dishes recently to this scene, and it filled me with joy 🙂 Jigsaws, reading, hanging out, going for walks are all …

I follow very few, but Wilder Child has been a favorite for years now 🙂 The chicks are growing up fast, and are of high interest to Vida and Pica 🙂 The hens have started free ranging the property. They know where home is, and come when called. We are surrounded by bush , it …

Since Luca was born, his birthday is the day we put up our Christmas things. Not much space again this year, but we can still manage some festive cheer 🙂 Hard to believe Luca is 11, one day he is 10… and the next he is 11…… He had a great birthday and birthday week. …

My goodness it has been a busy time lately as we near the end of the school year. Rich still finds it all very odd we are talking Christmas and there is no snow about! Luca right throughout winter kept saying he will put more clothes on when winter arrives, he too was expecting plummeting …

Yesterday a big day in this house….Luca got his braces off, what an amazing job they have done!!!!!!!! Check out this smile……. Maybe he will need them again later in his teens, when he has lost all his baby teeth, time will tell, but for now the result was worth all the effort put in. …