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

Julafton, Julklappar and Christmas cheer

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

Ham, herring and Christmas cheer

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

Cake, strawberries and “summer”

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

6 things: Food and Drink

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

A weekend in Melbourne part 1: food

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