This week’s small pleasures #216

A few things have happened this week in the world. The endless wait for the US election results (phew!) came … More

Six on Saturday 07.11.20

Here we are in November and heading towards the end of the year and summer. The days have been warmer … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would of course have to talk about world events. We … More

Words on Wednesday…reading in October

I love reading but often find it hard to carve out the time. I walk to work, so don’t have a commute on which to read.

This week’s small pleasures #215

Who can believe it is November already? 2020 has been such a strange year we all agree. Forgetting the headlines … More

Six on Saturday 31.10.20

My grand plans for getting things done outside this afternoon have been put on hold – it is raining and … More

Sunday morning stroll

On Sunday morning, before we headed to the airport and our flight back to Wellington, we took a walk along … More

A seat at the table: Twenty Seven Steps

On Saturday evening in Christchurch we headed over to New Regent Street, a really pretty terraced street. The precinct, opened … More

Words on Wednesday: Akaroa

On Saturday, the second day of our weekend trip to Christchurch, we drove over to Akaroa, around an hour and … More

A weekend trip to Christchurch: getting there

A combination of the Labour Day weekend and a new member of the family to meet (see Monday’s post), saw us pack our bags and head on south to Christchurch