It’s a bit of make up post tonight, as I was trying to take a good video of our ‘hidden talents’…our huge, vibrant gardens! (But alas, it’s a bit boring to watch a video that amounts basically to someone walking around gardens – the best bit was my friend the fantail was at his […]
The theme today is a favorite thing – and in Hosking House, my favorite ‘thing’ is a combination of our front porch + the entry hall. .it makes me smile each time I enter the house. […]
I am digressing from the 30-day challenge to pay homage to a person in my life who truly has made my dreams come true. I am not a mom. That said I’ve had some experience around mom’s for the past almost 40 years of my life, from being around my own, to watching my friends […]
Hmmm, the topic for today is to describe a weird habit that you have. I can’t think of that many weird habits going on here at Hosking House but we are starting to develop some interesting ones.. Oddly the two brides and grooms that have stayed with us have both used Petal and Prickle florist. […]
Taranaki + Paradise = the term Taradise Some locals might not love this term….but some times it’s just perfect. Like during the sunset tonight on my run….beautiful Thursday night. […]
Today’s topic is favorite beverages… This is a topic that we take seriously here at Hosking House. I think when you are traveling, there are many occasions in the day where you just want to take pause over your favorite beverage. Cold water after an early morning run Hot coffee to compliment the local morning […]
Today is Day Seven of the monthly Blog Challenge! I am so excited that we’ve made it this far, and to be honest, have really liked the daily challenge to write about this business. I struggled a bit when I saw the topic for today, as I feel like I am still getting my head […]
Today’s blog topic was books…. I LOVE BOOKS. I love having book shelves filled and have always loved traveling and staying in places with unique things to read. I can think of a lovely little hotel I’ve stayed in many times in Paris that had an honor bar in their library. Coming down before dinner, […]
Day five and the task is to upload a photo using Instagram. This is using the filter xpro II. After weeks of waiting we finally got our brochures this week! Love them! […]
Day four’s theme is a “Childhood Memory.” Bit hard to do from the perspective of Hosking House, but we’ll tell about our beginnings. We were out at my local pub in Chiswick, London, very early days for us. We were talking about what we ultimately love to do in life, and Rod starting explaining that […]