We have officially been living in Port Chalmers for 4 months. Hard to believe, the time goes so fast! We continue to love living here and bit by bit becoming more ensconced. The Fall colours are amazing, so pretty…. Rich and Luca have started going to the home games of the city rugby team, “The …

Dunedin itself is renown for its art scene, and around here is no exception, huge murals like this are dotted all over city, this is here in Port, located at the entrance where the cruise ship passengers disembark… Rich and Luca have taken to fishing with gusto, here they are with supper a few days …

I have been slack this month with writing, starting a new job and us getting into new routines has made for busy days! However I don’t want to overemphasize our “busyness”… There has still been time for the beach, there is always time for the beach! 🙂 With Autumn, (Fall), officially here we are amazed …

Very exciting news this post, Rich has had his first visa approved! A lot of work and money to get, but this gives us so many more options. This one is for 2 years and in the meantime he goes for residency ,(which he has already applied for), it takes about a year , so …

Waitangi Day celebrations in the Octagon Dunedin was a relaxed affair with people hanging out socializing, dancing, eating and having fun. Our current NZ government is putting extra effort into honoring the treaty. The treaty between Maori and representatives of the British Crown was signed at Waitangi ,(a village in the North Island), in 1840 …

As we had the house all sorted, and were spending a bit more time at home, I took Luca to the SPCA. He was determined to find a kitten. There were a lot to choose from, so so adorable! We checked out all the cages and in the adult cage this happened…. Luca fell in …

We pass the above billboard each time we drive into town and laugh every time. It pretty much sums up things here. Four Square for those of you who are not familiar, is like a Seven Eleven. They have been around for years and years and in every town, the four square guy is a …

Happy New Year everyone!!!!!! Our last days in Christchurch were fun, we had made our decision, so could relax and enjoy. We really loved our last Airbnb and got on so well with the family, we are keeping in touch and I am sure we will meet up again. The weather really is summer now, …

The Geraldine area was lovely, made even more special by our hosts. Such a lovely family, warm and welcoming. Hamish was constructing a flying fox in their back yard for their kids while we were there and got it finished, the kids spent hours on that thing! Luca and Rich making plans for one of …

This came up on my FB feed recently. It resonates so much with me and what we are trying to achieve on a day to day basis. It is so easy to get caught up in the negativity of the current state of the world. We know things are not great, but by having a …