I’ve emerged from lockdown with a new appreciation of how lucky I am. Kiwis have been united in our determination to fight this virus which threatened to destroy everything we have known both locally and globally. And we’ve succeeded.…
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I’ve just returned from a week-long trip to Whanganui Vintage Weekend – an annual event held on Wellington Anniversary weekend, and what a weekend it was. We are fond of old things, as you can see. I write about…
When you’ve been travelling, the one question everyone asks first is: What was your favourite place? As if I could answer that in one sentence. Over a period of 115 days we travelled across more than 10 oceans and…
I’m sure you are all aware of my sentimentality for anything old. I love antiques. I love the elegant clothing from eras past, and I love old houses – I blogged about several I had discovered last month. Likewise, I…