This week’s small pleasures #287

There has been some atrocious weather as I mentioned on Saturday. With hailstones battering the decking for a short period … More

This week’s small pleasures #286

As June began, the rain did as well, as I mentioned in my last two posts (here and here). The … More

What a week! Our hot water was restored on Wednesday as I mentioned in a previous post, and then on … More

Phew! Monday evening, work done for the day, dinner has been eaten and now time to get this post out … More

There’s been a lot going on this week: our boiler collapsed so we have no hot water as I mentioned … More

What a week….3 full days of Zoom meetings based from home, an attack of ‘abdominal migraine’ meaning pretty much a … More

It is May already – can you believe it? Autumn days are here, and it is time to light candles … More

Today is Anzac Day, the national day of remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. Covid restrictions have meant slightly different … More

It’s Easter Monday, and time for a round up of some of this week’s small pleasures. We have had some … More

It is Monday evening, dinner is in the oven (chicken breasts stuffed with cooked leek, tomatoes, basil and ricotta) and … More