What’s on your bookshelf #11

As we approach the middle of June and the middle of winter (not that long until the the shortest day), … More

This week’s small pleasures #287

There has been some atrocious weather as I mentioned on Saturday. With hailstones battering the decking for a short period … More

There has been only one topic of conversation this week – yes, you’ve guessed it, the weather. A spectacular thunder … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would naturally be enjoying a cup of Earl Grey tea … More

As June began, the rain did as well, as I mentioned in my last two posts (here and here). The … More

I think it may have been Dolly Parton who said if you want the rainbow, you have put up with … More

It is a horrible day out there…lashings of rain, thunder and even tornadoes up the Kapiti coast to the north … More

What a week! Our hot water was restored on Wednesday as I mentioned in a previous post, and then on … More

It is already the end of May, and you can really feel the autumnal chill in the air. Today was … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be celebrating the return of hot water. I tell … More