Our first blog task is to share a quote that we return to again and again. Maya Angelou’s words have always spoken to me and moved me. In this business, it is all about how we make people feel. Everything else does not matter – truly. As long as people leave our House feeling rested, […]
Month: February 2015
Blog Challenge 2015
Well the challenge is on again. I’ll blog every day in March and invite anyone who blogs or wants to start to join in. Details are here: http://sonyacole.com/category/blog-challenge-31-days-2015/ I loved the experience last time and look forward to each and every entry. Hope you enjoy! […]
New Addition
When we moved here, I missed three businesses that I could not find in New Plymouth. 1. Frozen Yogurt 2. Healthy Salad place 3. Car wash (meaning the type where you drive in, a bunch of people clean your car while you sip a coffee, and in 20 minutes, your entire car is clean. Not […]
A Fine Summer
We are in the midst of a fine, hot, sunny summer. The House has been completely flat out-full, we’ve had our first of two weddings in the garden and have some really exciting things coming up for the year. We celebrated the success of the wedding with a night camping on the beach in Oakura. […]
Regretting a resolution
I’ve made a personal resolution this year to hold off buying any clothes until we go back to New York in September. Last week, I regretted this decision even more than when I visit lululemon.com – by walking into this fabulous pop up store on Devon Street, by stylish Arielle Mermin. http://ariellemermin.com/arielle It is so […]
Note from Today
“Thank you so much for enjoyable days, giving us a ‘Home Away From Home’ the tasty breakfast and being so helpful with everything. A great place.” A group of guests, renting the whole House. […]
Summer Bounty
This is the haul from just today. Zucchinis are growing so quickly that even if I miss a day of harvesting they quickly become larger than my arm. We have our first red tomatoes (will sow them much earlier next year as we’ve been anxiously awaiting them,) cucumbers, peppers/capsicum, chillies, kale, silverbeet, cabbage, the second […]
The Big Time
Since the start of the year, we’ve started getting our kitchen supplies from a restaurant supply service versus the grocery store. This helps us out tremendously as it cuts down on our time getting supplies, cuts costs and helps us best manage the entire shopping process. This time of year we source a lot of […]
Soaking it in
We are in the midst of an epic summer in Taranaki. Officially, our region had the most hours of sun in New Zealand for January. While they are statistics, for me, I’ve finally made it a point of enjoying what our region has to offer, rather than just telling guests about our amazing beaches, cafes […]
Event to remember
Sting and Paul Simon played at the Bowl of Brooklands on Saturday. The House was full, and all guests were going to see the show. It was an epic concert, and the Bowl was the perfect place to see these two. I have never seen so much dancing in New Plymouth and loved the atmosphere […]