This Week’s Small Pleasures: episode 10

A day later than usual – it is Tuesday evening here in New Zealand as I type – but here … More

Preserving: chutney making on a Sunday afternoon

Sunday morning should be a chance to lie in and start the day slowly. Not so this Sunday as it … More

This morning as I was dozing, not wanting to get up before the alarm went off, I listened to a … More

My diary is full this week with one thing and another, including another trip to Hamilton (which has meant moving … More

Today in New Zealand and Australia it is Anzac Day, the day on which these two nations remember all those … More

As the evening sets in (it seems to get dark so early these days), and we prepare ourselves for a … More

It was a bit of a busy, tired and stressful week, but there were several small pleasures as well. Thanks … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting with some Earl Grey Blue Flower … More

Friday saw me heading over to Nelson, in the north of the South Island, for a work trip. Very convenient, … More

The New Zealand School of Dance will be 50 years old in 2017, and as part of the fund raising … More