The week, the weekend and a wee visitor

After a few days of really cold weather, where we even got out Scandinavian sweaters, the sun came out again, … More

A song contest, an evening of dance and wintery days

It was a bitterly cold but bright and sunny day today, Monday.  There has been quite a bit of snow … More

Dancing, flying and a short trip to Gisborne

I mentioned in my last post that one of the things I was looking forward to this week was going … More

An exhibition, a painting and comfort food

It has been a really wet week here, with lots of rain, even though it is still warm outside. If … More

Saturday, sunshine and a little bit of Sweden

Saturday was a lovely, sunny and warm day, just perfect weather for wandering about town before going to the “Day … More

Pizza, an ice-cream and a film (or two)

It had been ages since we had been to the cinema, but this Saturday we headed off to see “Gone … More

Review: RNZB Allegro

It is quite rare to go to an evening of dance made up of short pieces to come out liking … More

Food, dance and a trip to Auckland

This weekend I went up to Auckland with the main purpose to visit friends and go to the ballet, but … More

Tattoos, ta moko and traditions

I’m going slightly of my usual themes in this post – no scones or cats – but still kind of … 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