Eating while traveling can be problematic. Either you a) can only get junk food b) can only get things you … More
Category: Food and Drink
Packing, Sunday pizza and a sleepy cat
This is probably going to be my last blog post before I head off on my trip to Copenhagen, Aberdeen, … More
A wee shake, some water and more retro scones
Living in New Zealand, we are lucky, compared to many places in the world, to have access to good, clean … More
Queen’s Birthday Holiday Weekend: Retro Baking
The weekend is my time for baking, and I had a craving for scones on Sunday. Scones come in all … More
Queen’s Birthday Holiday Weekend: Sunday sun
Usually when the weather sees that there is a public holiday on the calendar, it arranges for rain or wind … More
Blue potatoes, sushi and winter sunshine
After the windy weather of the past week, the weather has changed today, Saturday, and we had a gloriously sunny … More
Autumn, winter and spring
Winter seems to be here, starting with a vengeance on Sunday with gale force winds that nearly blew me away … More
Fire, wind and rainy day baking
I woke up on Saturday morning to near gale force winds, rain and the really sad news about the fire … More
Grumpy, Happy and Sleepy
As I mentioned at the end of the last post, on Saturday night I went to see ‘Grumpy Old Women: … More
Rugby, autumn flowers and a grilled cheese sandwich
After a few days of pretty awful weather, the sun came out again on Friday morning. The autumn flowers are … More