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.
Soup of the evening, beautiful soup!
With Karl away, I’ve decided to eat mostly plants. I’ve still got some buttermilk, eggs and feta to use, and…
This week’s small (and some tiny) pleasures #64
This week has been all about food, from burgers to scones (see last two posts here (about scones) and here).…
A short, tender cakelet
A scone – that simple yet perfect item, essential for morning or afternoon teas. Savoury or sweet, the scone is…
Wellington on a Plate: lunch, dinner but no breakfast
As this year’s Wellington on a Plate draws to a close, and the nominations for the top five burgers, cocktails…
A Sunday in Rotorua
This past weekend, we had a very mini break Rotorua. We flew up on Saturday at lunch time, so really…