Here we are at the last day of May, the last day of autumn and almost half way through the…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about baking, about this fantastic seasonally appropriate apple…
This week’s small pleasures #389
Talofa lava! Yes – this week is Samoan Language Week here in New Zealand. Samoan is the third most spoken…
Words on Wednesday
The rain began yesterday, heavy rain lasting most of the night and early morning. And then at Pilates this morning,…
This week’s small pleasures #388
After a week of really not feeling good at all, I feel I am finally getting over what ever bug…
Six on Saturday 18.05.24
I’ve been missing from SoS for a month, due to not having anything much to report and the fact that…
What’s on your bookshelf: May
So it is time again for a review of the month’s reading, a post to contribute to the what’s on your…
In the kitchen: a little bit of nostalgia
The world is full of recipes – they spill out of shelves in bookshops, magazines devote pages to them, they…
This week’s small pleasures #387
I’m writing this on Monday evening feeling pretty lousy. I ache, I have a sore throat and feel totally exhausted,…
Words on Wednesday
We woke up this morning to see frost on the roof of the house next door, and an icy feel…