Life in NZ – The First 10 Years (2006 to 2016)

It has been an incredibly lovely, long, luxurious and hot summer here in Wainui.   After nine years in the Christchurch region, this was by far the loveliest weather we’ve had.   I felt like I had a summer – a summer of fun:   camping trips, lots of visitors, abundance from the […]

As we approach the summer solstice and the longest day in the southern hemisphere, I suddenly find myself catapulted into the shortest day here in San Francisco.   I am recently arrived after having had a peaceful and enjoyable 30-hour transit which took me from Christchurch NZ, to Brisbane OZ, to […]

It’s springtime! Jochen (Jo for short), a twenty year old German vegan woofer extraordinaire, has just left us today after spending 5+ weeks with us. Overlapping Jo was Sarah, a mid-twenties, open minded and sparkling young woman from the US, who stayed for two weeks.   Writing a reference letter […]

We recently finished up another week of woofers with a great crew of young gals from the States:   Jess and Jessie from Atlanta, GA, and Chelsea from Reno, NV. I was excited to have woofers again after our brief hiatus due to our May stateside trip.  Three gals meant that […]