by Hannah | Feb 10, 2016 | Food, From Hannah, Kids and Parenting, Seasonal, Travel
“A bach (pronounced ‘batch’) is a small, often very modest holiday home or beach house.”* This summer we were lucky enough to score ourselves a bach holiday in Scandretts Bay, about one hour’s drive north from Auckland. Four nights, right...
by Ria Voros | Feb 3, 2016 | Food, From Ria, Includes a recipe!, Seasonal
Glorious citrus. It’s that time of year over here: beautiful, ripe, fragrant oranges, tangelos, mango and blood oranges, grapefruits and sweet limes in abundance on the store shelves. No, they’re not local, but they’re…kind of?…in...
by Hannah | Jan 27, 2016 | Food, From Hannah, Kids and Parenting, Travel
Last year we were fortunate enough to go to Europe – Croatia and France – to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday. It’s no secret I’m a huge francophile. The french chapter titles and macarons in my first book, The Colour of Tea, no...
by Ria Voros | Jan 21, 2016 | Food, From Ria, Writing
Celebrations–don’t you love them? Birthdays, yes, but also seasons, babies, raises, whatever gets you cake. Today I felt a celebration coming on, but of a different kind. Hannah’s written before about the job of being a writer and how some days are...
by Hannah | Dec 16, 2015 | Books & Reading, Food, From Hannah, From Ria, Interviews, Kids and Parenting, Seasonal, Writing
The time has come for our very last post of the year. Heads still reeling that it is December and in dire need of some rest, Ria and I are going to take a little holiday and see you, recharged and refreshed, in 2016. But before we do we thought...
by Ria Voros | Dec 9, 2015 | Food, From Ria, Includes a recipe!, Seasonal
You know that morning–the one when you’re cozied up with family and/or friends and comfort and delight are the names of the game. The game being breakfast. Maybe it’s snowy outside, or hot if you’re down here, or maybe it’s a festive time...
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