Cee’s Challenge: Week 39

So here we are at another Cee’s Challenge. The weather here is lovely and sunny and it really feels like … More

Sunday: morning, noon and night

Sunday was a lovely, sunny, spring day, and with Karl up early to head over to Canberra, I had the … More

So here we are almost at the end of September and another round of what I’ve been watching, listening to … More

Yesterday, Friday, was our 11th wedding anniversary. It also means it is 11 years since I left Scotland and 2 … More

When we were planning to move to New Zealand, I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a good … More

It’s cold and wet in Wellington, not at all like spring, though the flowers are out and the birds definitely … More

‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no … More

There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully … More

I just can’t seem to get rid of this cold. No amount of appropriate liquids, rest, acupuncture, inhalations or even … More

Thanks to Facebook, I’ve been reminded that it was exactly three years ago that we first came to Wellington for … More