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Recipe For A Kiwi Christmas
It’s not the same snow – nor the same wooded pines – I’m used to this time of year. While the iconic crimson petals of the Pohutukawa feature on holiday cards, we’re too far south (too far everything)...
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Postage Stamp: Haast, New Zealand
Our car slows across the one-lane bridge, heading west until New Zealand ends. I imagine giants above us, and stare up the narrow cliff sides as if up their bare legs; for the mountains of rock debris...
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Diaper Distractions: Camping With Baby For The First Time
Camping used to be such a common occurrence in the Mutchler family, my brother and I would beg our parents to stay in a hotel room. We’d barter good behavior for just one glorious night in a bed that...
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Flavor of The Week: Pavlova
Pavlova is an Australasian dessert requiring patience and careful kitchen skills. Eyeing up my first (deformed) baking attempt, I wonder where I went wrong. . . The perfect Kiwi woman knows the tricks...
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455 Remarkable Days (On Staying In One Place For A Long Time)
My daily view: the Remarkables range in Queenstown, New Zealand. What’s the longest period of time you’ve lived in one place? 455 days at one address is my newest record. I haven’t had such free access...
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