When I was 21 I quit my Masters program, packed up and headed to the states by myself on my OE. I initially spent three months as an au pair in California before I headed south-east to Florida where I would remain for three years …
Let me preface this by saying, this is a special kind of book for a special kind of kiwi kid. One that hates to be laced into shoes and stuffed into cars to hustle from here to there, a kid that doesn’t blink at dirty …
I wish my bro was a mummy-blogger. He has the rare ability to translate his IRL personality exactly into the written word. He can be totally caustic and make you want to punch him in the face, but he also speaks truthfully and from the heart …
I have detested Ed Sheeran and his music for the entire length of his short ginger career. He and his Lego house were the musical equivalent of standing on Lego City. In bare feet. In the dark, with no way of knowing which way the …
To console myself over missing out on Fleetwood Mac tickets I have had this cover of Rhiannon on heavy repeat. Love it, Best Coast have done an amazing job with this. Give it a spin.
The New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards celebrates annually the depth and range of talent our home-grown authors can offer kiwi readers. Ethan devours books at a rate that is hard to keep up with, so we were so happy to receive a package containing …
Not many words this week, aside from that I LOVE Christchurch. It’s people and it’s resilience in the face of unimaginable natural adversity and a bureacratic nightmare are astounding. I simply cannot imagine a more wonderful city to host the first ever Around the Table …
I loved this song the first time I heard it. Do yourself a favour and have a little listen, wait for the tempo to pick up and you will LOVE.
I looked outside yesterday and couldn’t help but appreciate the sight of two loads of whites drying on the line, yes the water truck came {FOR THE 5TH TIME} and so we washed. I hate to begrudge people a long, amazing summer, seeing as how …
Let me preface this by saying that I have a smart kid. A really smart kid. Last year at the end of term 3, E was discussing his maths group, after some questions I established three things; He had been sliding down through the maths …