Happy Christmas to you! Or Happy Holidays, or happy whatever (if anything) you celebrate. I hope you and your loved ones receive some of the...

I recently spent 10 days in Australia visiting my family.  My parents live on the Sunshine coast, and my siblings - who have spread themselv...

December is always my yearly speed bump, or judder bar as we call them in New Zealand.  It comes up with a rush, makes you sit up and take n...

Our quilting club holds a Christmas lunch as an end of year celebration.  (Yes, I do know it's March, it's just a reflection on how ...

It's a relatively short episode and I'm all by myself for this one.  Basically I'm practicing my podcasting voice in preparation...

....summer holiday.  No more working for a week or two. Christmas and New Year's in New Zealand is shut down time.  Schools break for ...

The pukekos are a reference to a New Zealand themed version of The Twelve Days of Christmas.  You can read it and hear it here (or sing it ...

I've had a productive week.  I don't know how it worked out like that, but I'm guessing having deadlines helps just a bit! ...

...for three weeks.   Wading at high tide. Too many riding on the 'gator'. A birthday in the paddock. ...