This week’s small pleasures #392

The skies have been grey and heavy today, though at least the promised rain has mostly held off. It really … More

Six on Saturday 15.06.24

It has been a month since I have done a SoS post, and although there isn’t a lot to report, … More

Oh it was cold this morning! There was a touch of frost on the roof opposite, and it felt very … More

We have had sunshine, wind and rain this week, making the early winter weather quite variable. We are now in … More

Deciding what to cook and eat on a daily basis can sometimes be a bit of a challenge as I … More

Today is the King’s Birthday public holiday here in New Zealand. The sun came out in the afternoon, and lit … More

Here we are at the last day of May, the last day of autumn and almost half way through the … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about baking, about this fantastic seasonally appropriate apple … More

Talofa lava! Yes – this week is Samoan Language Week here in New Zealand. Samoan is the third most spoken … More

The rain began yesterday, heavy rain lasting most of the night and early morning. And then at Pilates this morning, … More