Today is my 37th Birthday

by | Jan 30, 2008 | Life Journal

And I spend it alone. Six months ago I was able to rejoice and take pleasure in my privilege and liberty as a healthy single guy. After all, I have so much for which to be thankful. Then I met an unexpected man who quite literally captured my heart. He didn’t realise...

To Love Oneself

by | Jan 14, 2008 | Life Journal

We all know it to be true, that to love somebody one must first learn to love oneself.   To love is not simply an act of giving oneself away, into the hands and care of someone else (that, to me sounds more like a demand than an offer) nor is it an act of...

A New New Year

by | Jan 1, 2008 | Life Journal

It’s become my New Year tradition to write a list of happenings from the year past, so here comes another one.   In 2007, I:   Ate meat for the first time in 20 years Sold my beloved Landcruiser and bought a fast car Fell unexpectedly in love Bought a house,...

The Heath Era Draws to a Close

by | Oct 24, 2007 | Life Journal

Well, I knew the time would eventually come, and it has. My trusty old FJ40 Landcruiser (“Heath”) is up for sale. It really does feel like the end of an era. An era which started in my teens when I used to head along to the car auctions in my hometown of Dunedin to...

Wanaka. You are…

by | Sep 1, 2007 | Life Journal

Truly a fantastic little town. There are very few towns of such a small population where so much happens on so many different levels. Bagley and I are currently cutting up the catwalk in the local Wearable Creations show (yes, our clothes are made from 100% Molenberg...

Winter, and other Archetypes

by | Jul 20, 2007 | Life Journal

As a glance at my photo gallery will immediately show, Winter arrived in force at the end of last month. Since then we’ve been having uncharacteristically cold weather. It’s been cold enough that each night I’ve watched fascinated as the ice forms on the inside of my...