Having time is the greatest luxury we have right now.  At first it was strange not to get up every morning with somewhere to go, and for several months, through the packing up and selling process in Brisbane, there were no routines and really, it was a bit like having an extended break before everything returned to the normality of a job.

Normal is now NZ!  And we are still in waiting for the routines to begin.  But there has been time – to sew, to read, and get back into photography.

So a couple of mornings in the last week we’ve been up at dawn to visit Waikanae Beach and take photos, I’ve finished a quilt top (had the kit since 2008!) and played with sewing up some quilt blocks I’ve been meaning to try.  We are still gardening, cooking and generally trying to help out my parents, but it really has been nice to have time to potter!

Photos to come…