This week’s small pleasures #221

Here we are, already half way through the month, with holidays fast approaching. I can hardly wait for the summer … More

Sunshine on Sunday: Thorndon Fair

The sun shone and the sky was blue, just right for Thorndon Fair, held on the first Sunday of December … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping orange pekoe from tLeafT and eating miniature … More

Today is our cat, Charlie’s birthday. We wish him well as he reaches 13 years old today. You can find … More

Gosh…week 47 of the year (according to my diary), and only 45 days until the end of the year (again, according to my diary).

A few things have happened this week in the world. The endless wait for the US election results (phew!) came … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would of course have to talk about world events. We … More

I love reading but often find it hard to carve out the time. I walk to work, so don’t have a commute on which to read.

Who can believe it is November already? 2020 has been such a strange year we all agree. Forgetting the headlines … More

This week saw sunshine, spring and a trip to Christchurch. We flew down on Friday morning and back on Sunday, … More