Last weekend we had the thrill of hearing Eliza compete as one of the five finalists in the prestigious Lexus Song Quest at the Auckland...

Today my darling Katie posted on her Facebook page (link below) about the hard decision she has made concerning Shoeless, the charity she...

We are so excited! Our first born son Josiah and his girlfriend Sarah are engaged!! We’re so thrilled to welcome Sarah into our family....

Eliza and I have just had six wonderful days in Christchurch together. She was competing in the singing competitions, which culminated in...

It has been way too long since I wrote a post here. If I’m not careful it’ll shrivel up and die from neglect. I have however been posting...

I’ve just watched the video of Eliza singing at the IFAC finals on You Tube. And of course, I cried. Well done, darling. You are...

A few weeks ago my twin sister Penny and I celebrated our sixtieth birthday! We had a fabulous evening of celebration and thanksgiving,...

Before all my children (except Katie and Ellie :() arrive for the evening, I want to add a special post about Mother’s Day. Of course I’m...

With the shorter days and autumn leaves turning beautiful golds and reds, I’m loving anew my Homewood stove. I love seeing the children...

Eliza recently attended the NZ Opera School in Wanganui and was awarded a $5000 scholarship by Dame Kiri te Kanawa. She has a busy year...

In less than two weeks I’m heading with a friend to go to China for a fortnight. We’re going to be talking with lots of mums to encourage...

Today was the first year anniversary of Dad’s death. I can hardly believe it. John came up from Auckland and we four siblings had a...

Oh, wow! I’ve just watched Jules Riding and Katie singing Surrender on YouTube. Must confess I cried as I watched it....

I’ve realised I haven’t put anything on my website about my darling Eliza’s latest successes…only did it on Facebook. So I’ll just post...

It’s been a long time since I wrote anything here, and I apologize for that! I have been keeping my Facebook page up to date but nothing...

Last week we celebrated Mum’s 92nd birthday! My two brothers and Penny and I took her out to lunch at a café, and then went back to her...

I had my ultrasound scan yesterday. It showed that the tendons are all okay, but there are signs of ligament damage. So I have to wait...

Last week we reached a momentous milestone! We finally cleared the back porch of all Chris’s tools and workbench and moved everything...

This week Ellie sent me the link to her song on You Tube. She wrote the song, and produced it for one of her sound production projects at...

I’ve just come in from working in the garden. It’s a glorious spring day. Quite hot. So I actually went for my first swim in the pool!...