Christmas is almost upon us, the bank balance looks like its losing weight by the second and the icing on the Christmas cake has melted...

The Grinch has come to Te Kuiti. Our town sports a whole lot of metal sheep that adorn the main street. Each year our local statues get...

Have you ever been on a real treasure hunt? Looking for real treasure. When we were children our Dad would take us for voyages of...

Our youngest granddaughter recently turned two and we decided to buy her a bike. No, not a trike thingy, but a real, two wheels with...

I loved the children's programme called "Pinky and the Brain." One was a genius and one was mad, but which one was which. The Brain was...

As a child I was useless at sports. I was not on any sports teams or ever won a race of any sort. Not that I didn't try, but I am...

Winter has been long and hard with very little sunshine to brighten my day. So when a few sunbeams did grace us with their presence we...

Do you remember those travel games we used to play in the days before technology? Car cricket etc. Well there is one game that has never...

Have you ever watched Jeopardy or Tipping Point or the Chase? Where they ask contestants a series of questions? Well, I love the shows,...

Don't you hate that angry feeling you get when you start a new diet? Hangry I think it is called these days. Feeling hangry with...