Goodness know what was going on with the weather this week. On Tuesday afternoon, the temperature dropped by10C within what…
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 the extraordinary weather, about the wind, rain…
This week’s small pleasures #328
It’s Monday evening here in New Zealand. The days are definitely getting shorter, with darker mornings making it just a…
Six on Saturday 25.03.23
It is already nearing the end of March. The bulbs that I have ordered should be arriving soon, a sure…
From the kitchen: pork, pumpkin and sage meatballs
One thing we like in this house is meatballs. Julia Turshen’s wonderful turkey meatballs are a firm favourite and Ottolenghi’s…
This week’s small pleasures #327
It really feels like that transition period between summer and autumn. The mornings are darker, the Japanese anemones are in…
What’s on my bookshelf #20
Another month, another look at what has been on my, and other’s bookshelves. The what’s on your bookshelf challenge is hosted by…
This week’s small pleasures #326
Some weeks pass with very little happening, while others are full of things that before you know it, you realise…
Six on Saturday 11.03.23
What a lovely sunny day it has been! It was a bit too warm to garden out the front of…
Charlie, our Magical Mr Mistoffelees
As regular readers know, we lost our little black Charlie recently. He was, like all cats, quite a character, bossy,…
Thistles and Kiwis 