This week’s small pleasures #84

Here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures involving food, plants and a surprise. Dinner, … More

What I learned in January

How many of you are sticking with your resolutions? I’m sure many of you are, and no doubt some of … More

It’s been a while since I did one of these, what with the new year and being on holiday, but … More

What a glorious sunny start there has been to 2018! Not sure quite how hot it has been (the met … More

New Zealand is one of the first countries to welcome in the new year, so for us, all the festivities … More

We put up the Christmas tree on Wednesday, pulling out old favourite decorations like the French little drummer boy I … More

It’s the summer solstice, the longest day here in the Southern Hemisphere. It was a beautiful start to the day … More

Quite a few bloggers are doing the Christmas tag from Life With Fernie, so I thought I might have a … More

For those of us ‘down under’, Christmas marks the start of summer holidays, of long days hopefully in the sun, … More

Last year I notice I did a ‘bah humbug’ post, while in an hotel in Auckland. This year’s equivalent is … More