This week’s small pleasures #245

It seems winter has returned – at least for a couple of days. Sunday was bitterly cold and it rained … More

Six on Saturday 07.08.21

It was almost a nice day here….lovely early this morning, but then it clouded over a bit. Still, not too … More

A seat at the table: Bar Salonika

It was a cold and damp winter night in Wellington on Thursday, so the perfect time to imagine being in … More

What’s on my plate? A fish pie.

We are now into Wellington on a Plate season here, a month long celebration of food, with events, special dishes, … More

This week’s small pleasures #244

I wasn’t sure where to begin with this week’s small pleasures – sunny days? Or should I mention getting dates … More

Six on Saturday 31.07.21

It is the end of July already, day 212 of the year, and a gloriously sunny day with bright blue skies.

Friday catch up: July’s reading

It is the end of the month, and time for a little round up of what I have been reading. As usual, it was quite a varied mix, with some things to recommend.

Baking in the afternoon: cheese scones

ree with Felicity Cloak in The Guardian – I love scones. I also happen to live in a cheese scone obsessed city (see this article from 2019 here). People at work discuss where they get their favourite cheese scone, and every year Pravda Café’s World Famous (in Wellington) Cheese Scone Class sells out on Wellington on a Plate (I was lucky to go in 2019). One of my favourite cafes, Floriditas, even has a recipe for their cheese and rocket scones on their website. The cheese scone is part of this city’s identity!

This week’s small pleasures #243

Here we are, Monday again and well into the second half of the year. You can feel the days gradually getting a little longer, and while we still need our sweaters and padded coats, there are days where our coats are open and scarves moved to our bags.

Six on Saturday 24.07.21

After last Saturday’s stormy and very wet weather, which had me at one point running out to move some pots that were flooded with water (and getting soaked in the process which took 5 minutes), the weather has calmed down again, and yesterday and today we have been treated to winter sun. Daytime temperatures hover around 14C, which for someone who grew up in Northern Europe is fine for winter (the locals shiver….).