GILLYBEAN

It's weird to come back to my comfortable old blog and realise how much of a different direction my life has taken since my days of bein...

The last month for us, has revolved around settling the children into their new schools and routines. It has been a huge change for them to ...

One of those lovely days. We spent the day with our school community at the Brooklyn Book and country fair, shared out all our coins evenly,...

I'm such a lucky girl, my kids went with their Granny for the long weekend and I got away to the beautiful South Island West Coast wit...

My garden has blossomed a beautiful farewell to us and a welcome to the lovely family who are moving here. Creating a garden to nourish chil...

My kids had a lovely midwinter school break. Skatey boy probably had the holiday of a lifetime skiing in Wanaka with two school friends and...

Yep that was me all wet suited up. What a blast, I think it was the best summer the kids and I have ever had. All the darkness is gone. We f...

Amazing adventures, a different path.

We were lucky enough to go on the Aqua Taxi into our nearby National Park today. We got up close to our iconic "split apple rock"...

A thank you to all who have read, smiled, frowned and reflected at this wee place for almost 4 years. It has been a pleasure to share here. ...

I just passed my 300th post and I've been thinking about a giveaway to celebrate, but when the fresh caught whitebait arrived for dinner...

My plant allies this spring are the perennial herbs. The strong potent roots revealing and releasing their energy, Full of promise after t...

We're thinking of everyone down in Christchurch this morning, hoping they have enough food, warmth and water to get through the next co...

I just had my "Lucy Jordan" birthday. You know the one, "at the age of 37 she realised she'd never ride through Paris in ...

I LOVE Spring scents! I was the lucky name drawn for some natural perfume from Johanna. Her blog has some great links for natural perfum...

We've built ourselves a place by the sea before This time we've settled for the beautiful local sandspit. Seems to be a lovely quie...