Tag: Lyn Potter

Last year when I was working full time and my partner part-time it was such a pleasure to come home to one of his dinners. But after a steady diet of roasts and sausages (his favourite meals) it is time to extend his repertoire.

Home&Away is a collection of 35 award-winning travel stories by New Zealand writers. Each transports you to a different destination.

Lots of GrownUps are getting on their bikes and enjoying it. But how many of us have taken the time to learn how to ride safely and how to look after our bikes?

My sister in law is a fount of wisdom. One of her sayings is "Inbetween falling, kick up your heels!". I sit here with my left arm encased in a fetching apple green plaster cast. Luckily the supermarket has a lot to offer the one armed cook.

Buck Shelford, All Black legend, hopes to live to be a hundred, to be a grandfather and a koro to his mokopuna (grandchildren) and still be fit enough to play hard with them and to tire them out.

The weather can be very fickle in the South Island in early spring. But even on rainy days or when a cold wind is blowing, there is a lot to enjoy.

When an irresistible air fare came up on Grabaseat for $39 each way from Auckland to Christchurch plus $10.00 per bag we booked on the spur of the moment. We'd be able to catch the first weeks of spring in the South!

When we got back from a holiday recently and I found over 600 emails clogging up my inbox I decided it was high time for a spring clean. I needed to find ways to prevent email overload.

Kiwi Flyer is a New Zealand family movie which both grandparents and grandkids would enjoy. It will be out in time for the September school holidays.

It can be a challenge to think of new things to do or places to visit with grandchildren. These three books recently published in New Zealand have given me lots of ideas for little adventures and projects that we can do with them.