Yet a pear may only be at its point of perfection for a day or two, the slide into over-ripeness…
This week’s small pleasures #188
It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on…
Six on Saturday Anzac Day
In New Zealand and Australia it is Anzac Day. But this year there were no dawn services: the first time…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…it would, of course, not be face to face. I would…
Wordless Wednesday: autumn days
It is autumn, and we have had some lovely sunny days for lovely walks in the Botanic Gardens. Again. I…
This week’s small pleasures #187
Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what…
Six on Saturday 18.04.20
It is Saturday again, and we are still in our bubbles. The bulb order has yet to be placed, but…
Banana Bread or what we baked in 2020
I am sure, like me, you have seen lots of social media posts of people showing what they have been…
Wordless Wednesday: signs of autumn
Yes…autumn is here with cooler nights and signs of the season.
This week’s small pleasures #186
So here we are again with another round of lockdown small pleasures. These can be as simple as a fun…
