My morning walk: autumn

As regular readers know, my morning walk to work is one of my daily small pleasures. Each day is different, … More

6 things to do in autumn

The nights are drawing in as we are now in May and the middle of autumn. Some of the leaves … More

So here we are again, Monday evening in New Zealand, and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures.

Here we are with the first of an occasional series on urban spaces and places, starting with lower Tory Street … More

One of the joys of being home, is being back in the kitchen, even if it is just making poached eggs on toast for breakfast

25th April is Anzac Day in New Zealand and Australia. This is the day on which these two nations remember … More

Well, who could believe it? Part 90 of this week’s small pleasures….and here they are. Hope you have had a … More

And so we moved on to the last two stops on our European trip – Glasgow and Edinburgh. I’m from … More

From Stockholm, we moved south to Copenhagen, a city I lived in for eight and a half years. It is … More

As I mentioned in my last post, we are just back from our trip to Europe. I thought I would … More