Floundering about in the still cold (but bearable tempered) water at Kaiteriteri is our daily fun in the afternoons these days. The weather situation is…

The water is getting warm quickly, it’s no longer impossible (even for me) to get wet, and even if the rim ouf our trousers gets…

There are just two ways to do Christmas this year: –  baking cookies, listening to X-mas music (and NZers seem to have a weird taste when…

Never heard of that one? We neither, but the Nelson Market has it – and we bought it. It contains not only mussels, though; the…

What sounds like handling a mild crisis, in truth is, what is says: A walk in (a small town called) Hope near Richmond. The “Gardens…

Some of our favourite spots have real postcard potential. Like the Kaiteriteri Bay from Aileen’s bench.

What was up today? Usual workout, nice drawings from the girls, some Maori birthday song sung by Anna, a big Black Forest Cake (Schwarzwälderkirschtorte)(the best…

“Did anyone draw the curtains? It feels kind of dark in here, doesn’t it?” – It’s the day of the eclipse! Unfortunately not a total one…

This time we picked a low tide time for a walk, the great wide flat beach opening in front of us… Anna and Emsi had…

… gave us one of the most intriguing deserts ever: A meringue, mostly presented in form of a cake with fruit and cream topping. A bunch…