Chocolate, peanuts and cookies

In Wellington today it has been wet nearly all day, a sort of constant heavy drizzle with bursts of heavier … More

Beer, Newtown Fair and yet more beer

If you were to ask me what the theme of this weekend was, I think I would have to say … More

Biscuits, summer days and neighbourhood cats

I was reviewing the week and trying to think of what to write in this week’s blog post.  I had … More

Share Your World: Week 8

Time for Cee’s Share Your World Challenge again!  Great questions this week. Your favorite blog post that you have written? … More

Chairs, Tables and Dining with friends

A few weeks ago, my nephew, Peter Mountford, had an article published in The New York Times.  The piece, “How … More

A wedding, a farmers’ market and a weekend away

This weekend we went north to Leigh to celebrate the wedding of two of our friends in Auckland.  The wedding … More

6 things: Eating and Drinking

Just a quick post this weekend.  Other than enjoying lovely hot summer weather, it’s been a pretty normal week with … More

A little bit of France in the Pacific: New Caledonia part 3 (or fish, fish and more fish)

In my last post, I mentioned visiting the market in Nouméa on the Saturday morning.  We got there quite late … More

Hogmanay, New Year’s Day and the smell of muffins

Hogmanay, or New Year’s Eve, was a rather unpleasant day, weather wise – windy and wet – so a day … More

Feasts, more feasts and sunshine

Those days between Christmas and New Year are often filled with visits, eating leftovers, perhaps some sale shopping and generally … More