This week’s small pleasures #422

It was hard to go back to work today. Getting on the bus, putting my lunch box in my bag…

Wining and dining in Hawke’s Bay

If you enjoy good food and wine, Hawke’s Bay is the place to go. There are excellent restaurants, interesting shopping,…

To say we have had mixed weather this summer is an understatement. From lovely warm sunny days in December, so…

So here we are, the first few days of January already gone. The weather has been atrocious most of the…

The first and second of January are public holidays here in New Zealand. Lots of places are closed, things are…

This past week of course included Christmas, a time of much feasting and spending time with friends. Books have been…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would wish each other season’s greetings, talk about how we…

It is nearly Christmas, and we are all ready to get cooking tomorrow for our Christmas Eve feast. The meatball…

So it is that time of year when I look back and consider what my favourite books of the year…

Christmas cooking is so easy in this household. We celebrate Christmas Eve, as does most of Europe, and while Poland…