Sending greetings – Blogmas 3 December

I realised yesterday that I had better get on with writing this year’s Christmas cards if I want to them … More

Christmas comes but once a year…

I can’t believe that we have reached December, the start of summer for us in the southern hemisphere, and a … More

Time spent…

If stress levels weren’t already running high enough what with one thing and another, poor Charlie fell sick this week.  … More

This week’s small pleasures: week 33

I honestly believe that the past week has been one of the most stressful ever, as you can tell if … 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 be talking about the earthquakes, about where we … More

Earthquakes in New Zealand

I had started this post, yesterday, Sunday, but New Zealand has been hit by a series of earthquake so don’t … More

The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More

Talking about nothing…except rose ice-cream

What a week…it started well with some glorious sunshine, with sushi in the park for lunch, with sitting outside at … More

This week’s small pleasures: week 32

I almost can’t bear to look at the news these days – the election in the US, the tone of … More

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one

On Saturday morning, with a little time so spend before Pilates, I wandered into Commonsense Organics on Wakefield Street.  I … More