Cook Book Club: August

Wellington right now is obsessed with burgers. Wellington on a Plate, featuring the Burger Wellington competition, takes up most of … More

This week’s small pleasures 505

I don’t know about you, but the news is becoming more and more depressing in so many ways. At least … More

Regular readers will have seen many of our Moomin mugs featuring in blog posts over the years. I finally got … More

Each week I sit down to review the good things that have happened. Sometimes they are really little things like … More

Sometimes we can forget that beauty is right there on our doorstep. Hidden away in a corner of the suburb … More

We woke up on Sunday morning to a thick, crisp white layer of frost covering plants, houses and cars. Where … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about the month past, about the fabulous meal … More

This week was definitely one that improved as it went along, from feeling pretty grotty at the start, to making … More

The theme this month seemed easy: go to your bookshelf, pick out the cookbook you most recently purchased (or borrowed), … More

Well, what started out as a good week with an exhibition, sunshine and tickets for the ballet, ended with me … More