Happy Easter! A movie made in New Zealand…More to my liking than Tom’s…
Our favorite cow, a neighbor, whom we visit regularly on our "neighborhood" walks. She's always happy to see us. This was...
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In this part of the world…
Tom took all of these sunset photos last night, as the views changed in a matter of seconds. It started out...
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Worried about Mont Blanc…Delilah…Watching over the alpacas this week…
Little Mont Blanc, dirty from days of rain, still small and fragile. With Trish and Neil gone for Easter until next...
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Easter on the horizon…A frenzy in town…Food in our old days…More new photos…
The rocky cliffs and sprawling shoreline in New Plymouth. Heading to town on Thursdays to grocery shop has worked well for...
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Stormy sleepless night…Musings of life…What does homemade toothpaste have to do with anything?…
Ingredients for making the toothpaste recipe (see below). Sleep was elusive last night as we both tossed and turned most of the...
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Stumbling across a hidden treat!…
As we drove past this sign, Tom quickly turned around so we could check it out. Yesterday, headed to local health...
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A drive in the country when the sun peeked out…New photos…
Cattle are found everywhere in the New Zealand countryside. Living on an island such as New Zealand the weather is constantly...
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Are we slacking off in planning for the future???
Narrow road along an area of tucked away homes and farms. By the time we left Minnesota in 2012, we had...
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We landed a vacation home in Sydney!…Itinerary almost completely filled until October 31, 2017…
Chaise lounges, gas grills and dining table outdoors overlooking the bay. When we went back and forth via email for a vacation home in...
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Filling the last gap in our itinerary…
Sun streaming through a dense cloud cover at sunset. We prefer to have all gaps filled within a year of traveling to...
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