I don’t know about you but I couldn’t live without my girlfriends. We just seem to talk about EVERYTHING, solve problems and have a naughty laugh which we might not do with our husbands/partners. I'm blessed with some pretty special women in my life, dating back to Auckland days and also from my time overseas. Sometimes you just want to hang with the girls, so recently four of us from our Walkie Talkie group disappeared for a great weekend away in the New Zealand town of Whan

Don't leave anything for later. Later, the coffee gets cold. Later, you lose interest. Later, the day turns into night. Later, people...

Hello! I'm smack-bang in the middle of finishing my second book in the series: Late Life Adventures in London & Beyond. I thought you...

I made it! Several hours a day cycling, over four days on the Otago Rail Trail and I got to the end - in tact. One of New Zealand's...

If you're a Francophile like me, you'll love Anna Bibby's entertaining story in this glossy-paged and beautifully photographed book. I...

Fill your soul. Laugh, cry then breathe when reading these and living your best life while you're with me in France, the rest of Europe...

I’m over the moon and absolutely delighted to share with you some early reviews I’ve received for Late Life Adventures in London and...

I'm both humbled and delighted by Ant Press' post, announcing my second book, My French Platter Replenished, has now received 1000...

Hello, lovely people. I have to apologise. It just got too hard to post in two places while I was away - here, and on Facebook. Facebook...

It’s 4.15 a.m. and for me, the day has already begun. The sky is the softest, palest, grey-blue. Any minute now, the sun will be over...

Probably! However, I have no intention of sitting in the ‘departure lounge’ waiting to be struck down. I do intend, in just under four...

Right, I’ve got a few days between guests so I’ve poured a glass of wine and thought we could chat for a bit. I hope you had a marvellous...

It’s been a mixed-bag couple of weeks with cold, frosty mornings and glorious sunshine-y days then four days of (much needed) rain. It’s...