Today we picked up our supply of Swedish food for Christmas. With a fridge now full of different herrings, and … More
Category: Food and Drink
Blogmas 2017 Day 5: Let’s eat
This is the season of food. Whether you are in the northern hemisphere and enjoying soups, stews and hot chocolate, … More
Blogmas 2017 Day 3: Thorndon Fair
Saturday ended with some positive news, and as life goes on, so too must blogmas for this year. Today, Sunday, … More
Strawberries, strawberries
Whilst the northern hemisphere enjoys autumnal feasts and the fruits of the season such as persimmons, apples and pears, we … More
Opening Up Wellington’s Laneways
Wellington is home to a burgeoning group of laneways, those small streets that give people an alternative route through a city, cutting through between busy streets and offering opportunities to create communities of small businesses, homes and places to gather.
A Spring Sunday
Sunday – a day of rest, a day of rejuvenation, a day to get things done or a day to … More
Wine tasting in Hawke’s Bay
I guess most people outside of New Zealand think of Marlborough sauvignon blanc when they think of New Zealand wines. … More
A serious job
Now I am one of those people who finds baking relaxing.
This week’s small pleasures #71
It’s time again for this week’s small pleasures, a way of focussing the mind on the little things that bring a smile to the face.
The taste test #2
Taste testing beetroot, vegan mushroom slices, coconut yoghurt and vegan cheese.
Thistles and Kiwis 