This weekend, Sam and I went out with our host Chris and a few of his friends. Before we left the house, I got tired of my lank hair and put...

I was collecting zucchini in the garden when Sam shouted my name at the top of his lungs. I thought he wanted a favor, but in fact, he wan...

This week the Norris-Arnold family took us on a day trip to the Banks Peninsula, that crazy looking piece of land jutting off the Can...

Vintage alpaca love We're not only house sitting at the moment; we're dog sitting a very sweet old bird dog named Bella. Last we...

When I'm feeling down, the Botanic Gardens always cheer me up. With so many beautiful plants and flowers in one place, birds chi...

We woke up this Christmas morning and went to a tiny -I'm talking living room sized- white church for a morning service. Since then, we...

We're back at Chris & Paula's now! Yesterday afternoon, while lazily surfing the web, I heard an approaching train. Then I r...

For ten days, Sam and I are house sitting for two families.  The first gig is on the south side of Christchurch, on what is called a "...

Graffiti by local artist Tony Cribb on the Knox Presbyterian Church Christchurch, or CHCH as it is often abbreviated by locals, was hit...