Another year, another revision

Each year I revise my ‘101 Wishes’ list on Boxing Day. You can view 2008’s list here. The rules are simple – I can change any of the goals, except those that are crossed off but only on Boxing Day – it’s cheating to make something a...

Christmas Day

Today was…. just like any other day actually. I woke up early for a phone call, then went back to sleep, getting up at 11am. I made breakfast, had my coffee and it was almost 12 before Mum suggested we open the presents – I think it’s a new family...

Bay of Islands

Mum and I went to the Bay of Islands today. The original plan was to go for a ride through The Hole in the Rock, but unfortunately our first ride got cancelled due to an accident on another boat, and ourreplacement ride got cancelled because we were the only people on...

Catching up

I was supposed to go swimming today, but it’s cloudy and overcast so I’m not. Instead, I’m spending my time catching up with my blogs – I’ve almost completely caught up with every missed blog for the year. As I write this, there are only...

Home Sweet Home

It’s been a year since I was last up here. I feel sad that I haven’t been back more often. It’s so peaceful here. I know that I love it in Whangarei, but for some reason it doesn’t come to mind as a place to go for a break. Go knows why,...