It never rains but it pours they say and this week it’s raining doughnut stories. First, the bakery owned by my friends Carla and Randall Perkins, the Blackbird Bakery, was crowned best bakery in the state of Virginia by popular vote. That’s… Read More ›
I realised that the driver of the expensive 4 x 4 wasn’t going to stop just before I stepped off the kerb onto a narrow inner city street lined with other shiny 4 x 4s and renovated villas. Perhaps I should… Read More ›
After 3 months, I am still very much in the honeymoon phase in my relationship with Marlborough. I am delighted with every new discovery I make, beguiled by the charm of life outside the big city and prepared to overlook any disappointments that my new… Read More ›
Who would have thought that a red wool shed surrounded by rows and rows of tidy green vines could be a Christmas wonderland? But there is a special place Marlborough where it is true. Each year, four lovely ladies create magic… Read More ›
There’s a thrill in exploring, whether it’s an entirely new place or somewhere that you’ve neglected for a long time. I first visited Marlborough on my first road trip to the South Island. We were passing through and stayed for a… Read More ›
