It has been raining here in Canterbury for many days. Heavy, non-stop rain that is causing widespread flooding and devastation. The dry...

I find myself looking back over my writing and realising that most of my words are describing the weather. How the sounds slip through...

Tonight I went out with two of my best friends for dinner. We went to a popular place in the middle of Christchurch and shared a yummy...

Some thoughts from late November 2020. I have wished on stars all my life. I started as soon as mum taught me the little rhyme, 'star...

Do you know what I've been thinking about lately and really, really missing? School sports exchanges. In the three weeks leading up, that...

Me and my friend chose a Maori proverb from one of my favourite books 'Mauri Ora'. We decided on this proverb for the Covid-19 pandemic....

There's uncertainty. Yes. And lots of writing about it too. Bombarded with news from all over the place, and it's confusing and scary and...

Today was an adventure, with a best friend, out to a beautiful place, on a stormy day. A 51km bike ride to Godley Head. A place where you...

There’s lots of people on the walkway, just sitting on seats watching the sea. Some have blankets because there’s a cold breeze. But the...

We have Roald Dahl to thank for so many wonderful books and adventures. But these few words from The Minpins have always stuck out to me....

I've been home alone the last couple of days. It's strange. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't . Being home alone, is more alone,...

There is something about the sound of the tyres on the walkway. And the waves breaking not too far away. And I watch the sea curl and...

It's the 2nd of December, a mild, overcast Monday evening. And there is lots of noise, blaring Christmas music from cars, police sirens...

Grandma has the most wonderful book that’s filled with the biggest and bestest of all the adventures. Just So. The book wasn’t on the...

It’s exactly as it sounds. Everyday when I walk into my maths class, it smells different. It’s a bit of a nose adventure, often not a...

I play a lot of hockey and I love it!! But it's the off-season at the moment and that has me kinda down. I mean, I do still do heaps of...

I received an email about two weeks ago... when I opened it I couldn't read it fast enough, then I read it over and over trying to let it...

Hey hey hey! Sorry it's been so long, I've been crazy busy, kinda... Well as busy as a teenager can be on holiday. Ya know? I've tramped,...

Do you ever think how that person you were stopped beside at the red light, and awkwardly looked over to, has a life of their own. Just...

The end of exams have arrived and I am happily leaving those behind me until results come out in January (eeek). And as I'm writing this...