Auckland — I think that it’s time to celebrate. The dandelions are in full bloom, and the sun has started to come out. I enjoy this feeling. It’s like Auckland’s come out from under a grey blanket to see the sun...
Auckland — I’ve lived here for all my life, even though it may be short, and I now know that this city is our very own for a reason - life. Our lives are entwined around the harmony between nature and man, givin...
Auckland — When Melissa and I went to the Taylor Swift concert, we had booked a flight back home the day after. However, we woke-up the next day to a text message from the airline, letting us know that our flig...
Auckland — My friend Melissa features in my blog quite a lot over the years, although not always by that name. In the beginning I used to refer to most people by nicknames as I wasn’t sure whether they’d apprec...
Spring has arrived
Auckland is a wonderful city filled with wonderful people.
The bike returns
Enchanted by St. Vincent
Waiting for the bus, for one of the last times. I love the air this early in the morning.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free... - Michaelangelo
Write.Every.Day.Until.The.Story.Is.Done.Then.Write.The.Next.Story.Write.Word.By.Word.Until."the end".
Naked Writing...there is nothing more secret, more intimate, more revealing, more naked than a writer's journal...watch me strip
Writers write, ink bleeds
I love running here. There are always dogs, and the path goes round the waterfront.
Quirky cafe. Vegan and vegetarian. Mis-matched vintage china and cutlery. A spaces machine. An artist claims the walls. A welcoming smile. Revel.
the war on cricket.long and short. but then it turned out short wasn't short enough. Twenty20 often gets a bum rap
A house full of history (aka: "Carolita smelleleta")
Our last little-big adventure
Wedding center pieces.
I walk to work alongside the local primary school kids, many of them are immigrants. School chatter and laughter transcend the language barrier. My little UN walking bus.
New Zealanders, hide your children. An American will attempt driving on the left side of the road.
Trying to imagine the amount of spitting necessary to manufacture this sign. Can't.
Morning run.
To do: pay lawn mower guy, ring nana it's been like three months, get some flea stuff for the dog, think up insightful witticisms
First narration. At the table, not travelling...... Yet
Waiting for a bus
Leaving George Street, Kingsland, and moving into a house of our own.