herbst (autumn) has come and gone too quickly this year. one day i was enjoying riding my bike in the warm evening air, the nextRead More
Category: life
a few weeks ago, an extraordinary thing happened to me: i turned 50 years old. it’s bizarre to have reached this age, when i don’tRead More
i am a migrant. a very privileged migrant. i chose to live in germany, and i can choose to return home to new zealand wheneverRead More
the demolition of the house happened very fast, over the space of a few days, but now – nothing is happening. for more than aRead More
yes. i might write something about it. one day, when & if i have time …
i have been called many names in my life (including duchess and queen to name but two), and now i have become “Frau Yamison” asRead More
… the mist doesn’t clear, it just turns into rain, and the perfect apartment turns into a stupid scam. but on a more positive note,Read More
i know i’ve said this before, but i’ll say it again: i love how much more dramatic the changes of season are in europe thanRead More
These days, success is often measured in numbers: how much money something made, how many people were involved, how many things were produced. Funders requireRead More
andy has an ice-cream maker, & over the summer we’ve experimented with a few batches of ice-cream including coffee, caramel, frozen yoghurt, asparagus & mostRead More