The taste test: vegan blue cheese

A cold in summer is one of the worst things. You are all snuffly, headache-y and generally miserable, but you … More

Share Your World – Waitangi Day 2018

It’s been ages since I did one of Cee’s Share Your World challenges, but with a little bit of time … More

This week’s small pleasures #82

So here we are in February already! January was the hottest month that New Zealand has had in 150 years, … More

What I learned in January

How many of you are sticking with your resolutions? I’m sure many of you are, and no doubt some of … More

January favourites: watching, listening, reading

Here we are at the end of January already. Where has the month gone? We are enjoying really good summer weather, with warm days and sunshine. January has been a good month – no doubt holidays and good weather have played a part in lifting the mood. Anyway here are a few favourites from this month.

This week’s small pleasures #81

So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures.

6 things I’ve enjoyed this week

It’s Saturday, it’s summer and the sun is shining. After last year’s awful summer, we have been blessed this year with lots of warm and sunny days. These haven’t stopped me from trawling the internet for interesting things. Here are six for you to try out too.

Saturday morning, Auckland

After our long train trip on the Northern Explorer, an excellent dinner on Friday evening, and a good night’s sleep we had a few hours to spend in Auckland before flying home.