Sunshine on the west coast: a trip to New Plymouth

This being the Labour Day weekend holiday here in New Zealand, we headed off on a short trip over to … More

Sunday: morning, noon and night

I enjoyed writing my last what I did on a Sunday post, so thought I’d do another one. The day … More

…we would be sitting outside on the terrace again, and I’d be sipping green tea with jasmine. I would tell … More

It is so nice to come home from work, sit outside, put my feet up and catch up on things … More

Spring is the time of plans and projects so they say (actually, I think it was Tolstoy?), and although part … More

Sunday was a lovely, sunny, spring day, and with Karl up early to head over to Canberra, I had the … More

Yesterday, Friday, was our 11th wedding anniversary. It also means it is 11 years since I left Scotland and 2 … More

‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no … More

There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully … More

I just can’t seem to get rid of this cold. No amount of appropriate liquids, rest, acupuncture, inhalations or even … More