Where is home?

I am back from little old New Zealand where I hung with Clueless Wonder Two, which basically means I got to feed him, play ATM and try and decipher his grunty teen language. If anyone has a handbook, I'll pay. With a kidney or a vineyard.

Sydney where friendship never ends

I haven't been home for a while, and sometimes I don't know where home is. I've lived in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, London and Redondo Beach, and each place has a special place in my heart.



Then there's London. We were in a tiny flat with the washing machine in the kitchen, no heat and had the best friends ever.

This gorgeous woman and I found each other after twenty years! 

USA friends

There are so many people who are precious to me and who are scattered around the globe. Helen, Sarah, Alexis, Noorah, Kate, Kirsten - the list goes on and on. So, as I sit here, I don't know that I have a single home. Home is where my friends are, so I have homes all around the world.

Four things you need to know.

My awesome friend Michelle tagged me and I thought this would make a fun post. 

Let's see what we can learn about each other curious to read other peoples' (if they fill it out).

Auckland - my home town

Four names I go by:
1. Hayson
2. Hay
3. Yo, Mom where'd you hide my shoes?
4. Roman Sandals Footwear (long story best told with wine)

Four places I've lived:
1. Auckland, New Zealand
2. Sydney, Australia

Savusavu, Fiji

3. London, UK
4. Redondo Beach, CA

Four things I love to watch on TV:
1. Deadliest Catch. Never missed a single episode.
2. Thee Young and the Restless Newman or Abbot?
3. Survivor - love Jeff Probst. My cracky addiction.
4. Game of Thrones Game of Thrones Enthralls me and kills me at the same time

Four places I have visited:
1. Cairo, Egypt
2. Upper Slaughter, UK, solely for the name. It was gorgeous
3. Fiji
4. Malaysia

Four Things I love to eat:

1. Margarita pizza (clearly eat a lot)
2. Handfuls of smoked almonds
3. Marmite on hot buttered toast.
4. Feijoas (a New Zealand fruit. Yum)

Feijoa. Yummmmmm

People I think will respond and hopefully be fun.
1. I'm not a tagger, but if people would love to respond then cool! I'd love to read about you as well.




Favorite drinks:

1. A skinny flat white coffee, hold the sugar
2. A crisp Sauvignon Blanc
3. Coke Zero
4. Margarita, lots of salt and lime.

Genesis

Four Pets names growing up:
1. Genesis - horse
2. Muff Moh - cat
3. Bleebs - dog
4. Chevy - horse

I'd love to know something about you. 

Day seven of the nature challenge and we're...

Day seven of the nature challenge and we're everywhere!

It's the last day and I'm a little sad. It has been fun to go through photos that trigger great and poignant memories.

The first photo is an orange from a friends tree. I can just hear that orange screaming 'eat the lemons'

Eat the lemons!

Me on Genesis. A feat of nature really - me on a horse

A tiny coastal town - Bland Bay in New Zealand where I spent every summer. It's gorgeous and still has the same twelve people living there.

We drove for hours through freezing fog. It was all druidy. I think I might have chanted

Clueless One and Two who have forbidden me to post photos of them, but I snuck this one in 

 I have loved doing this. I might slip some new ones in. What do you think?

Day five of the nature challenge and we've hit...

Day five of the nature challenge and we are in the South Island of New Zealand. If you don't know where New Zealand is, head to Australia and hang a left. If you hit Antarctica, say hi to a penguin then back up a smidge.

The first picture is a lake. I know. Go figure. I should know the name of it, I absolutely should. I went there, but I have no idea.

The rest are of Kaikoura. Gorgeous part of the world where family hang. That's me hugging a pony or a mammoth.