Oh dear, where do we start.. Jude is absolutely lovely, I am already missing our conversations! Her home is equally gorgeous, I could not stop raving about her art deco, the details! My 5yo daughter cannot stop mentioning how nice Jude was lending her watercolor pencils. There are toys in a treasure box near the living and dining room for my 9mo and it really helped a lot distracting her. The bath was fantastic, toys and art deco as well :) My 7yo loved her and he told me he will tell his classmates back home that he "lived in a house of an English and Art teacher".. I guess at that age, that's part of their bragging rights :D

Every parent knows that sometimes, "downtime" during travels especially winter make children easily bored -- In this house, they managed to make themselves occupied!

The fact that she has considered conditions for children is amazing. Even her suggested travel itinerary for us was retrofitted for my kids -- and doing so, it did save us the hassle of one or two missed travel judgement.

Her courtyard is beautiful, if it were not for the weather, I imagine spending long hours reading there.. did I mention she has a beautiful collection of books? Perfect for winter when everyone is home early.

The location of her home is epicenter -- Just minutes away from town (could even brisk walk there), Huka Falls, Prawn Park, Lava Glass, the lake harbor, etc

Someday when we visit Taupo again (hopefully summer this time), we are going to seek to stay here. Looking forward to seeing you and your girlfriends in the future :)