Words on Wednesday: Beervana

On Saturday afternoon, we headed over to Beervana. Now in its 21st year, Beervana started as the New Zealand Beer, Wine…

This week’s small pleasures #297

The days seem to be flying past. We are well into the second half of August, which means proper spring…

Can it actually be raining again? Yes it can, with floods in Nelson and other parts of the country. It…

There is a bit of a mixed bag on this month’s bookshelf. It was also a month where I had…

When I start to put my weekly list of small pleasures together, I often forget those little things that bring…

This week has really felt like winter, with chilly days and cold nights, lots and lots more rain (to the…

As regular readers know, I don’t work on Wednesdays, and often use the day to catch up on things like…

Oh it really feels like winter today! The cold winds and rain have returned today after a gorgeous sunny Sunday…

There have been strong winds, there has been rain and there has been sunshine this week. There are also definite…

There are so many different types of soup – the ones made from all the left over vegetables from the…