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

Another month has flown by with little time for writing. When I last left off, we were busily prepping the kitchen for installation. In early December, we got the floors all finished with a stain that blended well with the floors in the living room and dining room. Ross Ambler […]

I have wanted to re-do the Wainui kitchen ever since we bought the house four years ago.  The kitchen, while sizeable, is a summer beach house (bach) kitchen, meaning it is very rudimentary and mainly appropriate for minimal use.    Obviously, we’ve been using it heavily over the past four years […]

We’re home a little over two weeks from our major trip abroad.   I’m thrilled to be home but things have been a bit of a blur as we have arrived in the full force of spring.    Both houses were/are overgrown with weeds and the grass in Wainui was standing proudly […]