A cat, a crumpet and a cup of tea

It was a lovely sunny day today, Saturday, which was so nice after the stormy weather earlier in the week. … More

Cakes, flowers and spring is in the air

Spring is definitely in the air.  It was 16C today and the sun was shining, and as well as our … More

More quakes, more shakes and a beef and mustard pie

On Friday afternoon we experienced another big earthquake, this time 6.6.  We were at work, so I ducked under my … More

Wine, beer and tea

I am sitting on the bean bag in the upstairs living room listening to Rachmaninov and drinking rooibos tea with … More

Stomp, sausages and scrambled eggs

Well, it was more or less back to normal in terms of work, and catching up on things post quake.  … More

Sunshine, scenery and friands

It was quite a strange week, what with us not being able to go to work, or at least, not … More

A cat, two tuataras and some swans

I came up with the title for this post in the shower this morning, before I experienced my first earthquake … More

A storm, a quiche and a rose

The weekend saw more wild and windy weather here in Wellington, with gale force winds and lots of rain.  I … More

Soup, silver beet and a shepherd’s pie

It’s been a really busy week at work as teaching starts on Monday and there is lot to get ready.  … More

Winter weather, apple tart and an unidentified object

It was a bit of a wet and windy weekend, but then it is Wellington, and it is mid-winter.  It … More