If you saw Monday’s post, you would have seen that Sunday was my birthday. I really celebrated in style this…
This week’s small pleasures #290
We are now in July, which happens to be my birthday month. When I was a child growing up in…
Six on Saturday 02.07.22
July is here, the shortest day has come and gone, and today it finally felt like winter this morning. I…
This week’s small pleasures #289
This past week has seen Matariki, Swedish Midsummer and some world events that don’t belong in a small pleasures post.…
Six on Saturday 25.06.22
Yesterday in New Zealand, Matariki was celebrated for the first time as a national public holiday. Matariki signals the start of…
A seat at the table: Daisy’s
On a chilly winter Sunday evening, we headed down to Daisy’s restaurant in Thorndon, to celebrate Karl’s birthday a day…
This week’s small pleasures #288
This week seems to have flown past, and before we know it, July will be knocking on our doors offering…
Six on Saturday 18.06.22
We are just home from the cinema (Maigret starring Gérard Depardieu), so I better get on and get this written…
What’s on your bookshelf #11
As we approach the middle of June and the middle of winter (not that long until the the shortest day),…
This week’s small pleasures #287
There has been some atrocious weather as I mentioned on Saturday. With hailstones battering the decking for a short period…