Hello from my little country corner here in New Zealand. I hope life is good with you wherever you are. With the passing of Queen...

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...

Recently, one gloomy and wet day, I went on a house tour fund-raising event. I‘d been looking forward to it as the first house on the...

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 a delicious 26 degrees here today and I’m sitting in the shade at the outdoor table, enjoying a gentle warm, breeze while having a...

I am one lucky girl! Two wonderful people living their own dream in France, have contacted me. One to do an interview for her blog and...

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...

Lavender Scones, living in France, cultivating lavender

A group I belong to, We Love Memoirs, is doing a live interview with me tomorrow, Sunday 19 September from 7pm (NZ time). Please feel...

A fabulous afternoon with the internationally-renowned cheese expert, New Zealander, Juliet Harbutt. You know I love food … and France....