This week’s small pleasures #421

So here we are, the first few days of January already gone. The weather has been atrocious most of the … More

Bringing in the new

The first and second of January are public holidays here in New Zealand. Lots of places are closed, things are … More

This past week of course included Christmas, a time of much feasting and spending time with friends. Books have been … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would wish each other season’s greetings, talk about how we … More

It is nearly Christmas, and we are all ready to get cooking tomorrow for our Christmas Eve feast. The meatball … More

So it is that time of year when I look back and consider what my favourite books of the year … More

Christmas cooking is so easy in this household. We celebrate Christmas Eve, as does most of Europe, and while Poland … More

Iti te kupu,nui te whakaaro This whakataukī or proverb means ‘a small thing can mean a lot’, is something I … More

It has been a while since I did a SoS post. There hasn’t been a lot to report, I have … More

Today’s post is a bit of a mishmash of things seen recently in and around the city, just things I … More