This week’s small pleasures #314

It isn’t long to Christmas now, and our guests from Sweden arrive tomorrow (Tuesday). We are now on holiday from … More

This week’s small pleasures #313

What a glorious sunny summer day it has been! Unfortunately I was at work, but am at least enjoying the … More

Summer is here – and so far we have had a fair bit of sunshine, and certainly warmer temperatures. The … More

Yesterday, Sunday, was the first Sunday in Advent, and we got out our candles and lit the first one to … More

Can you believe it is just under 5 weeks until Christmas? There are so many things going on right now … More

The sky is blue, the sun is shining and we are being woken each morning with a loud dawn chorus. … More

It has been a busy week, but one full of lots of small pleasures of all sorts. The weather really … More

The days are getting longer, the early mornings are filled with loud birdsong, and there was no coat or sweater … More

I’m writing this post on the Labour Day Monday holiday in New Zealand. The sun has been shining and I … More

We have been lucky with a couple of days of sunshine and blue skies – always a small pleasure that … More