It is a truth universally acknowledged that when a teenager needs to get up early the whole household will be awake with them. Not because they are offering support but because it is impossible to sleep as a teenager stampedes around the place getting their very important teen business done. In this case the teenager... Continue Reading →

My life has been going at one speed since Thursday: full throttle. As per usual. I spent two hours on public transport on Thursday night travelling from DD's place (where I had stayed the previous night because I had a physio appointment around his way) to the launch of Altos Tequila's Mexican Wave at Hotel... Continue Reading →

I discovered the most fascinating thing this week. My stress levels were sky-high on Wednesday and I noted to DD as we sipped a glass of wine together on his deck that I could smell woodsmoke. He assured me there was no woodsmoke. I told him that I often smell burnt toast or woodsmoke when... Continue Reading →

There is one word for yesterday: a palaver. Actually that’s two words, but you get my drift. I raced into the city to finalise my big work project (more about that once its official), then dashed out of work at 5pm and threw myself on a bus home to grab my bags, take the dogs... Continue Reading →

Oooh, I forgot to tell you how excited I was last week by a celebrity encounter. When I was staying at DD's I went for a swim one afternoon and Felix Williamson was there having a dip! You might be thinking Felix who? Felix is an actor and the son Australian playwright David Williamson. But... Continue Reading →

An old high school friend has been visiting from the United States and we've caught up a couple of times over the past two weeks. We met in the early 80s and came from vastly different backgrounds, but our minds clicked together like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and we became fast friends. It... Continue Reading →

I am struggling to shake off the indolence that my New Zealand cruise sparked inside me. I normally spend every waking moment frantically typing at the computer or racing around like a whirling dervish. But post-cruise I find myself sitting on the sofa and staring into space, doing not much of anything. You would have... Continue Reading →

I've been staying at DD's place while he's in London for work. His mum has a few medical appointments and it has been easier to take her while I'm based nearby. I am in heaven up here. It is so peaceful and lush and I can leave the sliding door open for the dogs to... Continue Reading →

I was plugging a new mouse into my laptop yesterday - I'm VERY old school - when it suddenly occurred to me that I automatically put the mouse on the right-hand side of the screen ... and I'm left handed. Using the mouse with my left-hand would seem ... weird ... and awkward. The topic... Continue Reading →

Much like the smiling selfie I took through gritted teeth after my 500-step climb with DD to a waterfall on Waiheke Island, happy snaps don't tell the full story of a holiday. So I thought you might like to hear the good and the bad about luxury expedition cruising following our New Zealand trip. That... Continue Reading →