Words on Wednesday: the Chinese settlement in Arrowtown

Close by the centre of Arrowtown lies a very different heritage site, the Arrowtown Chinese settlement. It is one of at least ten Chinese settlements that grew up around the gold mining towns in Otago during the late the nineteenth century.

Arrowtown: a bit of goldrush history

A short drive from Queenstown, lies Arrowtown, an historic town sitting on the Arrow River.

This week’s small pleasures #226 or Queenstown weekend part 1

For this week’s small pleasures post, I’m going to take you with me to Queenstown, where we have been for a long weekend break.

At seat at the table: Rātā

There is no Six on Saturday post from me today as we are away for the weekend, down in Queenstown. … More

Wordless Wednesday: Trees

For today’s Wordless Wednesday, trees from two walks in the Botanic Gardens. Don’t you love the little face in the … More

This week’s small pleasures #225

Another week, another set of small pleasures, those little things that bring us joy and a smile to our faces. Autumn is here, so it is time to plan reading lists, trawl recipe books for seasonal eating ideas and look forward to the Easter break. So without further ado, here are some of the good things of the past week.

Six on Saturday 20.03.21

You can really feel we are entering autumn. The mornings are darker and cooler and there is a small, but … More

Words on Wednesday: recent reading

The month of February was a dire month for reading. I started a book I didn’t like and couldn’t finish. Thanks to some light reading in terms of Sandi Toksvig’s memoirs, I got back in the mood again. So to what I have read recently.