We’ve been here 6 weeks now, the intense cooking time is mostly over, and we’ve settled into a daily routine of sorts…Here’s a little picture of our daily life… Our camp is good now and the tents are still going strong. We have tarps over them which is not so pretty but necessary to protect from …read more…
We’re on our last day of our last week of guests for a while, and they are fully catered so I’m quite busy. They are a lovely family, a couple from Auz with their daughter in her early 20’s and close cousin. The Tongan lads from the opposite island have been hanging …read more…
This is not a pretty piece. This is not an eloquent piece of travel writing designed to make you wish you were here, or conjuring up colours and smells so evocatively you don’t need to join me. This is a rant. I feel like ranting this afternoon as I am so …read more…
I have total respect for teachers. I always appreciated they had a tough job but now we have started homeschooling I am in awe. I think of the lovely Mrs Etherton and how despite being sometimes tired or perhaps with stresses at home, she is always positive, enthusiastic, and energetic for a day …read more…
I’m sitting out on our newly cleared deck having a luxurious moment – ‘so glamourous’ as Maisie would say – a pot of coffee and a bit of time all to myself. The kids are at ‘school’ with Karyn, Kian is working on guttering with Boris, and I have time for writing. Marlon discovered …read more…