The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one

On Saturday morning, with a little time so spend before Pilates, I wandered into Commonsense Organics on Wakefield Street. I … More

I love toast. I love cheese (though it doesn’t love me…a very sad relationship). I especially love cheese on toast. … More

Imagine…..it is Saturday afternoon, and the smell of baking fills the air. The sun is shining, and we go outside … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on this cold spring Friday afternoon, we would be sitting … More

Not that I really need an excuse to spend time in the kitchen baking, but a forthcoming bake sale at … More

This week could have been labelled ‘scone week’. There was a tasty cranberry scone at Floriditas on Cuba Street, a … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, I would tell you how nice it was to have … More

So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures. Spring is officially here – the … More

When we were up in Napier at the weekend, we felt we had to take the chance to sample some … More