The second 'snow-to-sea-level' event in three weeks came with gale-force winds and more snow than event #1. Snow began to fall Sunday night and it was Thursday before I could get the car up my driveway. With lots of editing work on hand, the log burner crackling 24 hours a day, two feline hot water bottles and plenty of food, I was snug as a bug... only having to rug up to feed the chooks down the hill and Rosie up the road...
I live in Governors Bay in Lyttelton Harbour, over the hill from the city of Christchurch. The harbour is my turangawaewae. I have a large garden planted in natives, vegetables and fruit trees, with (currently) 15 hens. My career background is in secondary and tertiary teacher education. Now I research and write from home in a magical environment and travel as often as I can.