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…

An airport, a flight and Auckland again

I’m sitting here on Friday evening, sniffing away, having somehow caught a cold now it is spring, even though got…

Cee’s Challenge: Week 36

Gosh – week 36 already – and spring is here!  Here are my answers to this week’s questions from Cee’s…

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

It isn’t often that I come out of a dance performance full of joy and with vivid images in my…

A trip to Auckland: art, ballet and cheese

This weekend, I went up to Auckland to visit friends and to go to see The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s…

A bird, a rare bird and a celebrity bird

I mentioned in my last post that one of the things I was looking forward to was a visit to…