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

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

I’m sitting here on Boxing Day (26th) feeling that way one feels at this time of year after two days … More

Christmas is coming…and I’m partly organised at least. Cards and parcels are posted, some stocking fillers have been bought and … More

Thursday (4th December) was my Name Day, that is, St Barbara’s Day. Name days are a tradition in many European … More

It is now the end of my second week in my new job. Gosh – I am not used to … More

This past weekend, we were lucky to spend over the Tasman in Melbourne. We flew over on Thursday afternoon, arriving … More

I’ve been filling these few final days of holiday between jobs with various pursuits from baking bread (more of that … More

I’m having a short holiday right now between jobs, which means I’ve got a lot of time on my hands. … More