a funny thing happened about 6 months ago: my website and blog vanished. i contacted my hosting company – who in the past have beenRead More
Category: life
i like autumn, especially in places where the seasonal changes are more visible. in new zealand, most of the trees are not deciduous and remainRead More

having not posted since october last year, and being an irregular blogger at the best of times, i do have to ask myself what isRead More

herbst (autumn) has come and gone too quickly this year. one day i was enjoying riding my bike in the warm evening air, the nextRead More

a few weeks ago, an extraordinary thing happened to me: i turned 50 years old. it’s bizarre to have reached this age, when i don’tRead More

i am a migrant. a very privileged migrant. i chose to live in germany, and i can choose to return home to new zealand wheneverRead More

the demolition of the house happened very fast, over the space of a few days, but now – nothing is happening. for more than aRead More
yes. i might write something about it. one day, when & if i have time …

i have been called many names in my life (including duchess and queen to name but two), and now i have become “Frau Yamison” asRead More
… the mist doesn’t clear, it just turns into rain, and the perfect apartment turns into a stupid scam. but on a more positive note,Read More