An apple is sometimes an excellent thing

I’ll be honest and say I have a love/hate relationship with apples. On one hand, nothing beats the crunch of … More

This week’s small pleasures #189

I think I have had enough of lockdown. On Saturday afternoon, I decided that the new routine of baking, Pilates … More

Yet a pear may only be at its point of perfection for a day or two, the slide into over-ripeness … More

It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on … More

Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More

So here we are again with another round of lockdown small pleasures. These can be as simple as a fun … More

At this time of year in New Zealand, lockdown or not, the country goes mad for feijoas. The first time … More

I’m not going to mention you know what. This weekly post is about small pleasures, and I believe at this … More

Where to begin this week’s small pleasures, when today our Prime Minister announced that New Zealand would go into a … More