An anniversary, a desert and a nice evening

Yesterday, Friday, was our 11th wedding anniversary. It also means it is 11 years since I left Scotland and 2 … More

Pilates, pilates and pilates

When we were planning to move to New Zealand, I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a good … More

It’s cold and wet in Wellington, not at all like spring, though the flowers are out and the birds definitely … More

‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no … More

There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully … More

I just can’t seem to get rid of this cold. No amount of appropriate liquids, rest, acupuncture, inhalations or even … More

Thanks to Facebook, I’ve been reminded that it was exactly three years ago that we first came to Wellington for … More

And here we are at Cee’s Share Your World Challenge for this week. It really feels like spring here with … More

This weekend was the first in ages that we had nothing in our diaries, so Saturday saw me go to … More

I’m sitting here on Friday evening, sniffing away, having somehow caught a cold now it is spring, even though got … More