Readers of this blog will know by now that one of my key interests is in ballet and dance. I’ve…
Spring, Halloween and treacle scones
It is spring here in the southern hemisphere, the season of new birth and growth. In the northern hemisphere, it…
Share Your World: Week 43
Cee’s Share Your World challenge this week. It’s quite interesting doing this as it forces you to think about or…
Pierogi, poppyseed cake and Polish connections
Those of you who have read the “About” me section on this blog will know that my father was Polish. …
Spring, sunshine and a cable car
We had beautiful weather yesterday (Wednesday), and as I had been up in Kelburn in the morning, I took the…
Share Your World: Week 42
Cee’s challenge questions for this week. What would be your preference, awake before dawn or awake before noon? Before dawn. …
Pizza, an ice-cream and a film (or two)
It had been ages since we had been to the cinema, but this Saturday we headed off to see “Gone…
A cat, a parrot and more sunshine
I have had a couple of what I am going to call bonus days off work this week. It is…
Share Your World
Something very different from what I normally post or write about, but I’ve decided to have a go at the…
6 things: wine, peanut butter and better scones
As spring takes hold, it is time to taste new things or approach old things in a different way. Here…