Cook Book Club: October

The longer days and brighter skies bring with them tastes of spring – asparagus is already available, peas and broad … More

This week’s small pleasures 515

It is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand today. Karl left for Seoul early on Sunday morning, and … More

What a glorious sunny day it has been. The skies are blue and there is a lightness in the air, … More

The week seems to have flown by and it is now about 9 weeks to Christmas if you can believe … More

It has been a bit of a mixed month for reading. There has comfort reading (cosy books to curl up … More

It was another week of ups and downs…some gorgeous weather, some very heavy rain on Sunday morning. Meeting a friend … More

Wednesday dawned, and with my Pilates class cancelled, I needed to make new plans for the morning. My first thought … More

It has been another mixed week, with some good and not so good things going on. On Saturday morning, I … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would offer you some Earl Grey Blue Flower and an … More

The clocks went forward this weekend, so we are now blessed with longer evenings and the promise of summer ahead. … More