On Saturday we had the inaugural dinner and divvying out of the first food order of the family co-op we have set up. It was a lot of fun....

It’s Mystery Creek time again, and this year will be a special time for me! My twin sister Penny is going to be there representing the...

What a weird word! I just read it in the latest Parenting magazine. It’s a new word coined by Susan Maushart to describe the addiction to...

The other night after dinner we climbed out of Ellie’s window and set pillows and blankets out on the verandah roof and settled down to...

On Wednesday night Chris and I had an evening at home on our own while Ellie took the younger three to soccer practice and then youth...

In February I was interviewed by Peter Shaw of Radio Rhema for an hour. He talked with me about my childhood in New Guinea, how I started...

Last night we had visitors over for dinner, and I prepared a beef roast and roast vegetables, including some delicious maori potatoes....

This afternoon I took Ellie, Milly, Sam and Jacob out to the Adventure Forest for some high tree top challenges! I decided I needed to do...

Last night I went down into the meadow and took a photo of the house. I was trying to capture the sweet sight of smoke coming out of our...

It was really cold in Whangarei last night!  I came home at 9.30pm with the kids after an afternoon/evening of soccer and youth group. We...

Today we moved over our old cream separator from the barn to the new house and set it up ready to use again. Blossom (the house cow!)...

We arrived home from our Boom family tour at 1am this morning in the wind and the rain. There was no power because of the storm, so we...

Chris and Rosie Boom and their six children are setting off on tour this weekend and will be visiting many different towns and cities...

Gypsy cobs are known as one of the most docile and gentle breeds in the world with the bonus of being easy to train and doing very well...

We have just finished preparing the ground ready to lay some sandstone pavers. Great fun using the compactor! A lot more fun that it was...

Today has been one of those glorious full on, achieve lots sort of day!!! Chris and I were outside at 7.30am preparing the area and then...

I will never forget the thrill I felt the first time I saw the barn. My twin sister Penny and I had been exploring the land – Chris...

Last week a few of us got together in my new home to enjoy a harvest day together. We sat and talked and laughed while we bottled apples...

Our first storm in the new house. Cyclone Wilma raged around us and the rains came down and we hardly knew it! We had to keep looking out...

I’ve grabbed a few moments to write a short note here and wish anyone who reads this a blessed Christmas. Shortly my niece Hannah will...