The dawn of 2024 greeted us with the warmth of family, creating precious memories that will linger in our hearts. As the clock struck...

Hello dear friends and guests 🦌❤️🦌 I hope this blog post finds you well and filled with the warmth of the holiday season. December has...

November has been a whirlwind of activity here at our bed & breakfast A Deer Cottage in Kaukapakapa, Auckland, New Zealand. The seasonal...

As the enchanting season of spring unfolds in the serene hills of Kaukapakapa, Auckland, New Zealand, A Deer Cottage undergoes a...

Hello, dear readers of A Deer Cottage! As we bid farewell to September on this last day of the month in beautiful Kaukapakapa, New...

Hello dear readers of A Deer Cottage! It's Angela here, and I'm thrilled to share the highlights of this incredibly busy yet enriching...

As the cool embrace of winter descends upon A Deer Cottage, a magical transformation takes place. The crackling of the Mexican Chimera,...

Hello again from us at A Deer Cottage, I would like to tell you all about our lovely month of June and the adventures we had...it all...

Welcome back to A Deer Cottage in Kaukapakapa, our little bed & breakfast less than an hour from the hustle and bustle of Auckland's busy...

Welcome back to A Deer Cottage, our charming bed and breakfast nestled in the heart of the Kaukapakapa countryside, a mere 49.7 km's away...

Last month I touched on meditation and breathing. Many New Zealanders have been hit hard with the flooding and Cyclone Gabrielle, and for...

Wow, February has been a challenging month for many North Island families and whānau. It all started for me personally towards the end...

Happy New Year to all. I hope that this New Year is a happy and healthy year, and that everything that you desire finds it's way to you....

As we wind down from 2022, and look forward to 2023, I am excited to be with three of our four children staying in Elwood, Victoria,...

I can hardly believe we are nearing the end of 2022, it seems crazy to me. I suppose spending a month in Japan mid year, and then coming...

Well here we are again, catching up with life at A Deer Cottage. We have had a whirlwind of a year, and now we are settling back into...

At the completion of my last A Deer Cottage blog, we had just a few precious moments and days left in Japan. These last few days were...

Kon'nichiwa......the last time I wrote my blog for A Deer Cottage, we had left the rolling hills of Kaukapakapa overlooking the gorgeous...

So right at this present point in time, my husband Te Kani and I are sitting at Auckland International Airport, full of excitement and...

A Deer Cottage has been ticking along nicely over the last month or two. I seem to enjoy everything about this hospitality gig, but it...