A seat at the table: Daisy’s

On a chilly winter Sunday evening, we headed down to Daisy’s restaurant in Thorndon, to celebrate Karl’s birthday a day … More

This week’s small pleasures #288

This week seems to have flown past, and before we know it, July will be knocking on our doors offering … More

We are just home from the cinema (Maigret starring Gérard Depardieu), so I better get on and get this written … More

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

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