I’m so looking forward to the rugby world cup, being a rugby fanatic from firstly my childhood, being the second daughter of a rugby-playing father (who captained the Poverty-Bay rugby team in the 1940s) and married to a rugby player for 29 years. I have watched every rugby world cup final since the first in [...]

Last weekend my daughter was chief bridesmaid at a wedding in Auckland of one of her oldest school friends, Jess. I was also invited, as Jess felt I played a significant part in her life. I do remember telling her, when she was a student in my Year 11 Science class in Gisborne, that if [...]

Just finished very busy school holidays. The engineer and I spent the first week and 2 days in the second week getting my empty house all ready to rent out. It now has new carpet upstairs, newly painted master bedroom and toilet, with everything so clean you could eat your dinner off nearly every surface! [...]

It’s nearly Honey’s birthdayHoney

I’ve just learnt how to make movies on my laptop. I can’t believe how easy it is! I made one of the engineer and his year as president of the Rotary Club of  Havelock North.   Brin’s reign