This year for my birthday we visited Tokyo 🙂 After Christmas 2018, when we went snowboarding in Niseko, Hokkaido, we had decided that we wanted to go back and see what the some of the rest of the country was like. Tokyo seemed like the obvious first choice. Our flights to Japan went via Sydney.ContinueContinue reading “Tokyo!”
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Jeane Smith
Today James and I drove to Staglands, a local wild animal park, and collected a new chicken. We thought that Ziltoid probably needed (wanted) a little friend. Staglands had an advert for baby silkies (Ziltoid is a Silkie). When we got to Staglands we weren’t sure what sort of colour the chickens would be, soContinueContinue reading “Jeane Smith”
RIP Enid
Today we upgraded the chicken coop, but we also had to put poor Enid to sleep. It was heartbreaking. On one hand we were excited about the new coop and the chickens being outside and having a lot more space.But on the other hand, poor Enid was waddling about and falling over and we couldn’tContinueContinue reading “RIP Enid”
Herman the Heartbreaker
After a lot of deliberation James and I decided to get a puppy. We drove to Levin this evening to pick him up :)We brought him home in a pet carrier. He’s so tiny! At the breeders house we sat down and filled in all of the paperwork before leaving with our little Herman. AtContinueContinue reading “Herman the Heartbreaker”
Our New Chicken Coop
When we first got the chickens we bought a proper chicken coop to put them outside in. Until now they’ve been too small to go outside. We built it in the garage and then transferred it to the living room to see how it looked. Before we could get the chickens into it Agatha decidedContinueContinue reading “Our New Chicken Coop”
Beki Makes Things: I took a dressmaking course
After a conversation around upskilling, a friend of mine suggested I take a dressmaking course. She suggested I look up The Dreamstress, a local sewing guru, and try a few of her classes. I looked her up and found the perfect class:The Princess Seamed Fit & Flare Dress – New Look 6341 It was actuallyContinueContinue reading “Beki Makes Things: I took a dressmaking course”
Chick Update 3
I am still the chicken mother of two androgynous chickens…I haven’t a clue whether they’re hens or roosters. It’s driving me mad! I do however, think that Enid is lame. I mean that in a medical sense…she walks in a completely different way to Ziltoid and falls over a lot…maybe she’s just very clumsy…maybe not…butContinueContinue reading “Chick Update 3”
Beki Makes Things: My newest toy
I am an avid AirPoints collector. This is like nectar points of AirMiles, and here in New Zealand you can actually collect quite a few if you go about it the right way. I don’t usually think too much about collecting them, they’re just there and I collect when I can. However, after last yearsContinueContinue reading “Beki Makes Things: My newest toy”
Thunderbirds are GO!
Finally! Finally the insurance has come through and we are getting our house renovations. Yay. We were expecting a builder.We got a builder, a plumber, a joiner, two men to have a look at the HVAC system and gas fired underfloor central heating system. Phew, thats more people than we’ve had in the house soContinueContinue reading “Thunderbirds are GO!”
Chick Update 2
We seem to be doing okay so far. After three nights of being a chicken mummy, I feel a little less stressed (but only marginally). They seem to be eating and drinking properly. They’re certainly pooping well…they never seem to stop! Who would have thought that something so small could have that much poop! I’veContinueContinue reading “Chick Update 2”
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