A New Year

A somewhat belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!  Maybe like many of you, I am shocked to discover how the year is flying past already, it may be that when it is filled with beaches, sun and visitors we lose the sense of regular time.  Out here on the outskirts of Nelson and near the beautiful beaches of Tasman Bay, we run an Airbnb from our separate studio. We have had many wonderful visitors over the summer, visits that started well before Christmas. Thankfully our regular Swiss guest Angela, is here for a longer stay, so I finally have some time to sit down and write.

Kaiteriteri Beach Abel Tasman National Park, http://www.experiencekaiteriteri.co.nz

This year I am planning on finishing another memoir, but right now am not quite sure what form it will take.  What I do know is that I will spend many hours here at my desk, pouring out stories from my life experiences that I hope will excite and enthral you. I am also planning on going back into the classroom when I can...there is something about the smell of classrooms that acts like a box of chocolates, always drawing me back for more. I realise of course that I am setting myself up for a busy year again, with another tour already bookended by talks in Hamilton and Tauranga in May, in response to requests received a couple of weeks ago. It is heartening to know that my talks have inspired others to promote them in my absence.  

  I will again be concentrating the majority of my talks at local libraries in Auckland's greater area and in Northland.  I will be posting my itinerary in a couple of months for you to see the upcoming tour dates.
​ Of course Gary is thrilled that we're planning on viewing more of the North Island. After this trip I think we will have been nearly everywhere, and privately I am thinking that maybe now I can finally score, "a perfect 10".​