I’ve been up in Auckland this week on a work trip, getting home last night in time to relax with…
This week’s small pleasures #360
So…this week the final results of the election are in with the counting of the special votes which has resulted…
Six on Saturday 04.11.23
We have been lucky to have had many sunny days: temperatures are rising, skies are blue (well, mostly) and it…
What’s on your plate: November
It may be spring, but that doesn’t mean ignoring comfort food. While the days are finally brighter and warmer, there…
This week’s small pleasures #359
Here we are at the end of October already, and warmer days are slowly approaching. In a week full of…
Six on Saturday 28.10.23
It has been another week of very mixed spring weather with sunshine, gale force winds, horizontal rain and then more…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be enjoying some French Earl Grey tea from tLeafT…
This week’s small pleasures #358
Today, Monday, is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand, and what is more, it has been a gloriously…
Six on Saturday 21.10.23
I was in two minds whether to post this week, as I don’t really have much to say, but hopefully…
What’s on your bookshelf #26
Compared to last month, this month I have managed to carve out more time for reading, partly as I had…