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Setting a table for presence and absence
The widower who has a second chance at love is a romantic cultural trope.
Tales from the Powder Room
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Sisters - get set for wild times
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Sisters - get set for wild times
Feeling the pinch this Christmas? Lisa Scott has a few alternative gift ideas.
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Focus on love, health and happiness
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Focus on love, health and happiness
Lisa Scott hopes for a banquet of love, health and happiness this Christmas.
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Benefits of a handy man
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Benefits of a handy man
I’ve always had to get a man in.
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Life in the fast lane
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Life in the fast lane
Yeah, I’ve done cage diving, met the shark with my name on it.
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The way to their hearts
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The way to their hearts
Your own children can be hard enough to get on with, and they know all your freaky ins and outs. Meeting your boyfriend’s children is bound to come with feelings of trepidation, writes Lisa Scott.
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It’s time to be less welcoming
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It’s time to be less welcoming
New Zealanders are very polite.The English are supposed to be the gold standard for polite, but I know one and he isn’t. Mind you, he’s from Yorkshire.
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Making memories on ice
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Making memories on ice
There isn’t much strange and wonderful left in this world but if you do one thing this winter, then the Staveley Ice Rink should be that thing.
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Embracing boredom’s potential
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Embracing boredom’s potential
Boredom can be a catalyst for great things and it might even be the mother of invention, rather than necessity, writes Lisa Scott.
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In praise of taking the bike lane
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In praise of taking the bike lane
After spending some time with one of their tribe, a bike nut might be the perfect man, writes Lisa Scott.
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At the end of the rainbow
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At the end of the rainbow
I’ve been looking for a house to buy in Dunedin for a year and a-half and, boy, have I seen some s...holes in that time, writes Lisa Scott.
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Need therapy? Try chaos
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Need therapy? Try chaos
I never thought I’d say this but I highly recommend an intense, passionate, totally over-the-top holiday from reality in the form of a mad love affair.
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It’s just fine to be seen by the birds
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It’s just fine to be seen by the birds
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I see when I open my eyes is Mopanui.
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The cloak of acceptance
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The cloak of acceptance
Was today the day we got the country back on track? Let me know. I want to remember what I was doing when it happened.
Reasons to head for the hills
Reasons to head for the hills
Hate Christmas?
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Fit for the purpose
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Fit for the purpose
Lisa Scott gets some training in before tackling a Great Walk.
Reconnecting a joy in sad times
Reconnecting a joy in sad times
Family is a weave of people who know you.
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What are men good for?
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What are men good for?
In 2015, at the age of 109 and at the time Scotland’s oldest woman, Jesse Gallan credited her advanced age to porridge and avoidance of men.
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Staying friends a lesson in ex education
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Staying friends a lesson in ex education
"I’m just reaching out, as a concerned friend," she said.
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Finally getting my hands dirty
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Finally getting my hands dirty
Gardening is a brutal contact sport. The garden doesn’t want to be tamed, writes Lisa Scott.