The Sound of Music Comes Alive at Waipawa M&D
Listen! Can you hear that? There’s music in the hills and it’s coming from Waipawa M&D.
Footrot Flats is just around the corner.
“Scones, pikelets, pavalovas, make New Zealand great.” AK Grant. Footrot Flats, the musical.
Daffodils
Here in New Zealand, the sap has risen – trees everywhere are bursting in to leaf . The short, grey days of July are consigned to memory – until next year. The blue skies and warm winds of spring invite skiving off. One day last week we did just […]
Where to Go? Tiko!
Last weekend, for the first time in nearly two years, our children were all together in our old family home. They are city dwellers. Currently, that means living in Wellington and Bangkok – although change is afoot, one way or another. So, what better to do than get […]
Steaming to Otane
Four o’clock last Saturday afternoon, the temperature was thirty plus, and on the platform at Napier Station we and everyone else sizzled from the heat and the anticipation. This was no ordinary train service. There isn’t one any more for passengers on the Napier line. We were there […]
All Day Art Deco Party
So far it’s been a day filled with music, parades, air displays, promenades, and lots of laughs. Everyone is out to have fun. . And now we’re Otane bound. What Ho and all that.
Jill’s Scene is Back On The Scene
Jill’s Scene has been off the scene since going tropical back in November. But this month sees us out and about, off the beaten track, once more. The small village of Otane, in Central Hawkes Bay, features twice. We were there on Waitangi Day – a post is […]
Jill's Scene 
The korero