August in Wellington sees the final days of the New Zealand International Film Festival, the start of Wellington on a…
This week’s small pleasures #103
I confess this wasn’t a particularly good week…I was on jury duty. While aspects were interesting, I found the whole…
This week’s small pleasures #102
So here we are again, Monday evening, New Zealand time, and that point in the week where we think about…
Stories of pretend meals
The book sits there, tantalising me to open it and sample its offerings. Promises of elegant and exquisite tastes, of…
A brief stroll and a tasty supper
Having the afternoon and evening to myself, I took the opportunity to cook something just for me.
This week’s small pleasures #101
Here we are again, with the 101st small pleasures post! I feel I ought to celebrate or something….anyway, here we…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having a coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting sipping some Earl Grey Blue…
This week’s small pleasures #100
The 100th small pleasures post! Gosh…well, in a week that saw quite a bit of winter sunshine, work trips for…
Travel Tip Time
This time of year, with it being summer holiday time in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter holiday time in the…
This week’s small pleasures #99
Hello and welcome to this week’s small pleasures…coming to you on Sunday, New Zealand time, instead of Monday, as I…