So here we are almost at the end of September and another round of what I’ve been watching, listening to…
An anniversary, a desert and a nice evening
Yesterday, Friday, was our 11th wedding anniversary. It also means it is 11 years since I left Scotland and 2…
Pilates, pilates and pilates
When we were planning to move to New Zealand, I spent a considerable amount of time looking for a good…
Cee’s Challenge: Week 38
It’s cold and wet in Wellington, not at all like spring, though the flowers are out and the birds definitely…
Roast, rain and inescapable rugby
‘After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations’, wrote Oscar Wilde in ‘A Woman of no…
When life gives you lemons…make a cake
There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully…
3 reds: a fruit, a vegetable and a flower
I just can’t seem to get rid of this cold. No amount of appropriate liquids, rest, acupuncture, inhalations or even…
Lemons, ginger and being at home
Thanks to Facebook, I’ve been reminded that it was exactly three years ago that we first came to Wellington for…
Cee’s Challenge: Week 37
And here we are at Cee’s Share Your World Challenge for this week. It really feels like spring here with…
A weekend, a cake and a film
This weekend was the first in ages that we had nothing in our diaries, so Saturday saw me go to…
Thistles and Kiwis 