This week’s small pleasures: week 30

Today, Monday is a public holiday here in New Zealand, the Labour Day holiday.  There is a long gap between … More

Walktober: Sunday stroll in Makara

I was browsing some blogs I follow, and was intrigued by a post that A Day In The Life had … More

A rather flat result…or why baking powder is important

Imagine…..it is Saturday afternoon, and the smell of baking fills the air.  The sun is shining, and we go outside … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on this cold spring Friday afternoon, we would be sitting … More

Cee’s Share Your World Challenge: Week 42

It’s Tuesday evening here in New Zealand, so time to think about Cee’s Challenge for this week.  I read the … More

This week’s small pleasures: week 29

I started to think about what this week’s small pleasures had been on Sunday morning.  It hadn’t been a particularly … More

A biscuit by any other name would taste as sweet

Not that I really need an excuse to spend time in the kitchen baking, but a forthcoming bake sale at … More

That was the week…#4

It’s Friday, at last.  The week just gone has been so incredibly busy at work, that home is a haven … More

This week’s small pleasures: week 28

Here we are again for a round up of this week’s small pleasures.  Thanks again to Mani over at A … More

Scones, scones and yet more scones

This week could have been labelled ‘scone week’.  There was a tasty cranberry scone at Floriditas on Cuba Street, a … More