Why am I a blubbering mess? Why I am a blubbering mess.Lights, Camera and…over And Just like that, it was a wrap for the Paeroa Music Project. After working with 6 schools and over 70 students...
Our new whareAfter four years living tiny, simply and off-grid on our land in the Karangahake Gorge, this past Christmas eve, we were finally able...
Maori , Music and MeMy Maori roots whakapapa to Ngati Kahungunu on the East coast. Although I spent many summers with family in Hastings,most of my childhood...
Its his turn"Mum! Would you rather live in a house with hundreds of rooms or in our bum house"....I look at our bum house, with its avante-guard wall...
Oh the places we'll go. (New Experiences for Jo and Ariana through pictures)In India they have tuktuks. They are also known as rickshaws. They have have three wheels, they are smaller to our cars and they have no...
PriviledgedAs many people have written, India is a country of colours, contrasts. I am not going to write about this, I am instead going to write...
Why on earth are we hereOur journey to India as a family was unexpected but providential. Our plan was to spend a year living simply, yet 9 months on, we find...
Getting on a bitPrior to writing this, a group of 3 girlfriends and I (all mid 30 somethings) met for a coffee in Paeroa . It all started very ladylike,...
The dark nightBlack bird singing in the dead of night Take these broken wings and learn to fly All your life you were only waiting for this moment to...
Nitty grittyThis blog is more a blog about the nuts and bolts about living small and living simple. I had a friend stay over the school holidays and...