Language, laughter and a moment of reflection

Kia ora koutou! It’s been Māori language week in Aotearoa New Zealand, giving everyone a chance to pick up a … More

Sun, rain and eating out

I’m sitting here drinking some green tea with lemon and ginger and watching (and listening) to heavy rain falling. It … More

Here we are again with Cee’s Challenge for this week. Bit later than usual but busy with my nephew visiting, … More

I woke up this morning, Saturday, and couldn’t think what to write in this weekend’s post. What had happened this … More

On Sunday we did another of our trips over the Rimutaka Hills to Martinborough, lunching as usual at The Village … More

After a few days of really cold weather, where we even got out Scandinavian sweaters, the sun came out again, … More

Sitting here this Friday evening with the rain coming down and the rather gloomy weather outside, it is hard to … More

Now I work full time, lunchtimes are a little oasis in the middle of the day. Most days, I take … More

Here are Cee’s Share Your World questions for this week. We are expecting a rather wet and windy night, so … More

Sunday was a lovely sunny, winter’s day, but instead of heading to a beach for a walk as we so … More