Bibliophilia

As a rule, I consider myself more of a bush person than a beach person. However, I do like to sleep with the sound of waves shushing up on ...

I drove 786 kilometers over two days and on arriving at my destination found that what I wanted to do more than anything was pull weeds. I h...

Continuing my drive South took me along the Great Desert Road. For those of you not familiar with it in real life, you've probably seen ...

Three times in the past 10 days I've driven south the 200 or so kilometers from Whangarei to Auckland. Each drive has been on a perfect...

When the rain woke me up at 3.30 this morning I lay around fretting for a while, and then got up and began what turned into a nearly five ho...

Cafe Narnia is closed on Mondays but when I poked my head in the door they were just getting ready to taste test the new chef's new lun...

Amongst my encounters with kingfishers, herons, fantails, rozellas and numerous less exciting birds, I managed to scare up a brace of pheasa...

A couple of weeks ago, while relaxing in the Ngawha Springs with some friends I was introduced to the idea of a Queer God, and was intrigued...

One of the first things I did on arriving home after my visit to Hamiltron was to take a walk in the warm sunny afternoon. My neighbour call...

Those of us of a certain generation who know Hamilton well enough to appreciate its good qualities, and those who know it well enough to be ...

My wonderful, amazing daughter is staying with me for a few days which is this week's excuse for not posting daily. Not only is she deli...

Today the Mobile Library had Margaret Mahy: A Writer's Life by Tessa Duder which I requested ages ago. Even though I have many things...

I stumbled onto this website yesterday, only to be filled with envy. The Renegade Craft Fair is a newish event in Chicago, and now Brookly...

I made a nest out of possum bones I found around the farm and on the sides of the road, then bleached and wove with willow twigs. I have a ...

One of the most lovely walks in Aotearoa New Zealand, IMHO is Wairere Falls, in the Kaimai mountains near Matamata AKA Hobbiton. The Falls t...