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Camping We have made plans several times to go camping since moving to New Zealand, but had not gotten closer than glamping until this ...

Tongariro Crossing II Discovery Lodge cabins and Mount Ngauruhoe   Chateau Tongariro and Mount Ruapehu A visiting cousin seemed l...

We decided to get out of town for a low key Kiwi New Year's. Not too far out of town, but far enough to realize forgetting garbage bags ...

So this is Christmas This year, we were invited to a friend's house for a barbecue on December 25th. Although the friend in question i...

Rainy Day My last post seems to have inspired a little home improvement fever in the Laskos. We have a conservatory (solarium to you Amer...

Four more years The calendar has reminded me that we moved into our art deco beauty exactly four years ago today...which means that we...

So Jancie likes Hawaii.  Here she is with her beach toys. I'm guess this bench is somewhere in Waikiki that is not quite at the bea...

Have you seen my garden, it is most peculiar. Have you seen my garden? If anyone has been wondering why I haven't posted anything in a...

To give you an idea of what a 67 room mansion looks like,  here's Jancie thinking about trying the swing. Central Hawke's Ba...

My eldest daughter has been very non-interested in my career thus far. Apparently, if something doesn't involve talking trains...