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February 10, 2026 No Comments

By the time I glanced at the clock and saw it was edging toward 11:00 am, the house in Kaiwaka was back...

February 9, 2026 2 Comments

Note: Until we change the design of our site, paragraph spacing may be an issue. At this point, 90% of my packing...

February 8, 2026 No Comments

Today’s post will be short, and not because there isn’t plenty swirling through my mind. It is short for two very practical...

February 7, 2026 No Comments

After living in Minnesota, often referred to as the “tundra,” with its fleeting summers and painfully long, snowy, and icy winters, we...

February 6, 2026 No Comments

A simple life in the country… on February 7, 2016 Note: It's ironic that we're back in New Zealand ten years later. We...

February 5, 2026 No Comments

Last evening unfolded in one of those quiet, meaningful ways that travel sometimes gifts you when you least expect it. Our...

February 4, 2026 No Comments

Visiting historic properties has become one of the quiet anchors of our travels, the steady thread that stitches together countries, climates,...

February 3, 2026 No Comments

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon on February 14, my thoughts drift, as they often do, to places rather than presents. Romance,...

February 2, 2026 2 Comments

After a grueling month spent untangling maintenance issues on our website, I finally feel comfortable placing this chapter gently behind me, at...

February 1, 2026 No Comments

The following is a slightly revised (I corrected numerous errors) copy of a post from ten years ago, found here. "When we...