Rain, floods and chocolate

We had some rather dramatic weather this week, with torrential rain causing land slips and travel disruptions. 117.4mm fell in … More

A cat, a cake and a seagull

It is another lovely sunny day today, Saturday, and I’m sitting here with the door open, enjoying the autumn sunshine … More

It’s now Monday evening, and while Karl watches ‘Game of Thrones’, I’m sitting listening to a 1960s BBC comedy sketch … More

Saturday, as I mentioned in my last post, was Anzac Day, and I have to confess that we failed to … More

I’m writing this on Anzac Day, which this year also marks 100 years of the New Zealand and Australian troops … More

Some of you may have seen the fuss in the media this week about Gwyneth Paltrow’s attempt to live off … More

Friday was Poppy Day, the day we in New Zealand buy our poppies prior to Anzac Day. This year marks … More

It has been a really wet week here, with lots of rain, even though it is still warm outside. If … More

Easter is a spring festival if ever there was one, and it still seems strange to me to celebrate it … More

Despite what the weather forecast had predicted for today, the sun came out and it was a lovely, sunny day … More