http://www.kathysgetaways.com The Travels and Adventures of Kathy & Bruce Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:59:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was once concerned that living out in the country might get a tad boring. Not that we’re living in the country full time yet, but we’ve managed to log about two weeks a month here in Wainui over the last few months And hopefully, once we’re back ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/654/chainsawchicks/ Today was gran's funeral service in Florida. My sister Joy and her husband David flew down from San Francisco earlier this week to be with my mom and dad and uncle. It's strange to be so far away and not be able to be present with the rest ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/636/sunshine_gran/ It’s a sad week for my family and I as our dearly beloved matriarch of the family, my grandmother, passed away last Saturday. She died peacefully in her sleep at the lovely age of 96. Although we knew her time was close and we’d had months ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/616/gran_memoriam/ March 2 marked a big milestone for us as it was our 2 year anniversary in New Zealand. Why is this so significant you may ask? We migrated to New Zealand with Permanent Residency (PR) status under the Skilled Migrant category. If we never ever wanted to leave the ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/613/getting_our_irrvs/ Whoa. It’s been a week since we left the festival and the mind reels. What just happened? Who would have thought that Kiwiburn could have been better than last year? It was. Wow. Kiwiburn07 was pretty darn good – many of us felt the event ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/612/kiwiburn08/ January has been a very chaotic month. Not surprising, since we usually kick into high gear the month before Kiwiburn as we attempt to get all our projects done in time for ‘our’ festival. This year, in addition to running The Green Fairy Black Light Lounge, ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/603/through_chaos_comes_creation/ Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a stellar holiday season, filled with joy, laughter, friends, family, and relaxation. May we all have had time to pause for a moment, reflect on our lives, give thanks for the good, honor the bad, and make plans for our ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/592/goodbye_2007_hello_2008/ It was time. The day had come to move the two bee hives from our place in Christchurch to our place in Wainui. We’d been talking about this for a few months, but had been putting it off for it was going to be a bit of a tricky endeavor ... http://www.kathysgetaways.com/588/stealthy_sting/