We love visitors!

Yes, yes, I know. It’s been ages. Sorry about that. Thing is, I’ve started writing a book, so every time I feel like writing, I’ve been doing that instead. But Mr S keeps whinging at me about doing another blog post, and I’ve missed it – so here I am! The biggest thing that happened … More We love visitors!

Christmas to Kiwimas

I’ll start by saying that we had an awesome weekend. We went on a boat trip over to Somes Island, a predator-free scientific reserve in the middle of Wellington Harbour. The weather was gorgeous and we enjoyed a picnic in the sunshine – it was wonderful. So I wasn’t really expecting to come crashing down … More Christmas to Kiwimas

On the beach!

One of my favourite things about living in New Zealand, specifically Wellington, is that you have a vibrant city with great restaurants and bars nestled side by side with incredible mountains and beautiful beaches. And living 5 minutes away from the beach is awesome. We live in Lyall Bay and, I’m very biased,  but this … More On the beach!