If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping orange pekoe tea and enjoying chocolate chip … More

This week’s small pleasures #428

What a week! I had been to a work meeting in town on Tuesday afternoon, and as I came out … More

February is a short month, and was even shorter in terms of reading days due to the cataract operation on … More

When I looked at the topic for this month’s cook book club, my mind went blank. Did I have any … More

Here we are in the middle of February already. Melodifestivalen is on in Sweden (just catching up on Saturday’s heat … More

Wednesday dawned, and as usual, we were woken before the alarm by the call of the kākā. With it being … More

We seem to finally be getting some decent summer weather – of course, the schools are back and public holidays … More

Today, 6 February, is Waitangi Day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi which is considered to be New … More

The sun shone today, which always lifts the spirits. We have had such a lousy summer, that any glimmer of … More