Purple, red and green

It is so nice to come home from work, sit outside, put my feet up and catch up on things … More

If we were having coffee…

…I’d be drinking tea.  Seriously, I’ve seen quite a few bloggers do this type of post, so I thought I’d … More

Spring has sprung: flowers, bees and chicken

Spring is the time of plans and projects so they say (actually, I think it was Tolstoy?), and although part … More

An anniversary, a desert and a nice evening

Yesterday, Friday, was our 11th wedding anniversary.  It also means it is 11 years since I left Scotland and 2 … More

Pilates, pilates and pilates

When we were planning to move to New Zealand, I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a good … More

Roast, rain and inescapable rugby

‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no … More

Lemons, ginger and being at home

Thanks to Facebook, I’ve been reminded that it was exactly three years ago that we first came to Wellington for … More

A weekend, a cake and a film

This weekend was the first in ages that we had nothing in our diaries, so Saturday saw me go to … More

An airport, a flight and Auckland again

I’m sitting here on Friday evening, sniffing away, having somehow caught a cold now it is spring, even though got … More

A bird, a rare bird and a celebrity bird

I mentioned in my last post that one of the things I was looking forward to was a visit to … More