Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther
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BACK IN THE …

USA. Back in the USA. And guess what- they are still sniping and arguing with each other. Same words, same tone, different subject, same soundtrack. Radio – off. And it snowed and the temperature plummeted just as I got off the plane. All is well on the farm – even Mr Flowers who was not…
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WELLINGTON

I have had these photos in the can for a few days now and what with one thing and another have not got this blog post out to you. Wellington has so much water around it. We have had an unusually calm few days with yesterday and today returning to the high Wellington winds. We…
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SUNDAY MORNING FISHING

I am now in Wellington, where I hope to get into the routine of working remotely for a few hours every morning, then in the afternoons gather my baking apprentices and get lots of baking and recipe making done. Yesterday my son took me out in his boat to do some fishing! Now, you and…
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LUMSDEN

A typical small town in New Zealand. Absolutely all New Zealand towns, no matter how small, have a playground. Playgrounds are a global experience. A line of shops down the main road with a chemist, a butcher, a cafe, the post office and a pub and a bakery. We bought pies: potato top mince and…
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MILFORD SOUND WHICH IS REALLY A FJORD

But fjord was not in the English dictionary yet! We decided to take a boat into the sounds as our one and only touristy experience on this trip. It is a two hour drive in from Te Anau to Milford Sound. Mirror Lakes. A Kea found us in a car park. The kea is a…

