Spring is the time of the year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade

It is Friday evening, and I like to do a blog post at the end of the week to put…

This week’s small pleasures #66

So here we are again, this Monday evening in New Zealand, and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures.

Nourishing the soul

I woke up this Sunday and realised that I had the whole day ahead of me, with no plans. What…

A flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed

I love buying flowers, though am a hopeless at arranging them. They bring a lightness and brightness to a room and lift the spirits on a dull day.

Rest and renew (or what to do when you are off sick and need cheering up)

I have no idea what bug has hit me, but it has laid me low the past few days. Headaches, a strong desire for two hour naps, and a general feeling of weakness have plagued me since the end of last week.

This week’s small pleasures #65

I’m writing this on Sunday evening while feeling a bit under the weather… that blocked head, itchy eye feeling when…

First we eat…

With my current experimental move to a mostly plant based diet, I have had the opportunity to try a whole lot of new things, and finding out it isn’t about what I can’t eat, but what things I can eat.

Watching, listening, reading: August

Here we are again at the end of the month and the end of winter for us in the Southern Hemisphere. This means it’s time once again for a round up of this month’s media consumption.