Kurt of Gerolstein

. My house may be full of men – workmen – but 28 October was definitely ladies’ day. Duchess giving birth .. and, yes, little Douche is a gi...

. It hasn’t been a very bloggable October. The weather has been pretty drear, and of excitement there has been very little… Of course, the h...

. Do you know that in Europe there is publicity for our little New Zealandish farm just everywhere!? A whole window in a big department stor...

. Lucie's latest lesson. On with the gear and ..oy! .. the bit. Her facial expressions as she tries to work out how best to get rid of t...

. Summer is icumen in and all the jolly little barbecues are getting ready to sizzle. And I looked out at our poor, greasy, dirty old thing,...

. Day two at school for D'Arcy and Lucie. The day's new adventure was to learn to walk, on the lead, behind the jogger.. D'Arcy ...

. Oh Lord! It's much much more expensive than I intended... But what the hell, I'm only going to do it once in my life.. And its not...

. On 15 February 1996, Ian and I planted a magnolia tree in our garden at Fernenland, St Arnaud, to mark my fiftieth birthday. Not too many ...

. Not even a year. Here are D'Arcy and Lucie (still glued to their mothers) in December of 2008... And here they are on 1 October 2009. ...

. No, it’s not what you think. I’m talking horses. As usual. It’s that time of year when those little bundles of long legs (and monstrous kn...

. and not keeping an eye on her bucket... It's the moment for a soft-footed kitty to profit from the occasion ..

. Well, it came at last. 23 September 2009. Three and a half years since Elena first became part of the Gerolstein family, and changed her m...

. It's amazing what you find when you start on a big spring-clean and chuck out.. Look at this. It was taken in February 1962, on the oc...

. It’s a week since I landed in New Zealand. A week of jet-lag and of the most awful Qantas cold (I would definitely count it as flying flu)...

. Now, those of you who read this blog will know all about Elena de Gerolstein, Lucie de Gerolstein and D’Arcy de Gerolstein – how could you...

at Sydney airport.. Amelie only has to get from here to Bondi Beach.. Kurt has a five-hour wait for his delayed Emirates plane, and a 3-hour...

. Well, right now New Zealand is the nearest thing to a home I have … and it's more than half a year since I set foot there. And summer ...

Writing adverse criticism is never much fun. Each time you go to a new show, or read a new book, you always hope it's going to be a winn...

The story of my lovely Lena – ‘Elena de Gerolstein’ – the Falcon Seelster-Ester Bromac filly I bought at the yearling sales more than three ...

. A colourful day on Thursday. First, a stroll around the Reinickendorf-area in northern Berlin, through the Rathauspark, and ending with a ...