This week’s small pleasures 507

As winter tips over into spring and the days become longer, the prospect of piles of delicious asparagus, fresh peas … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would decide right from the outset that we would not … More

As the month long food festival, Wellington on a Plate, comes to an end, we headed over to one of … More

Despite a message from Air New Zealand on Tuesday morning with a ‘weather warning’, I flew back from Hawke’s Bay … More

I was at the monthly book club held at Marsden Books in Karori last night. It was a free for … More

Wellington right now is obsessed with burgers. Wellington on a Plate, featuring the Burger Wellington competition, takes up most of … More

I don’t know about you, but the news is becoming more and more depressing in so many ways. At least … More

Regular readers will have seen many of our Moomin mugs featuring in blog posts over the years. I finally got … More

Each week I sit down to review the good things that have happened. Sometimes they are really little things like … More

Sometimes we can forget that beauty is right there on our doorstep. Hidden away in a corner of the suburb … More