Friday: 6 things this week

Yes it’s Friday, and I have the day off work!  Hoorah!  In my last post I mentioned how dry it … More

Slow down, you move too fast…

Every now and again, we all need to switch off, do nothing and enjoy the world around us.  I’ve only … More

A castle, a garden and some more familiar names

In the last post, I mentioned the number of places we saw on the map with Scottish names in this … More

Wine and fruit in Central Otago

One of the fun things for me about traveling around Central Otago, was the place names.  Roxburgh, Bannockburn, Hampden, Ettrick, … More

A drive, some beer and a steampunk experience

The road south of Christchurch is straight and flat, quite unlike many in New Zealand.  If it is a good … More

A change of plan, a gallery and lunch in Lyttelton

I’ve only been to Christchurch twice, but on both occasions the weather gods have not been good to us.  Our … More

Cherries, cake and the cinema

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (or rather a cinema in Edinburgh in 1977), I saw … More

Christmas Eve – Julafton

So here we are on Christmas Eve, and my early morning plan to make a cake didn’t happened as I … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea

If we were having coffee or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting outside in the sunshine.  It’s … More

Christmas cheer and cat capers

A few of us at Pilates this morning were wondering where the year had gone.  Here we are, with Christmas … More