Using the senses: March

We use our senses every day, not always aware of what we are touching, seeing, hearing, smelling or tasting. Sometimes…

This week’s small pleasures #273

It’s Monday evening here in Wellington. We are sitting enjoying the aroma of chicken cooking in the oven (Diana Henry’s…

The sun is shining, the cicadas are singing and the garden is looking a little shaggy in that end of…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be drinking mugs of Earl Grey tea and eating…

Where to start about this past week? Covid cases on the rise in New Zealand, the squatters are still at…

I thought about how to start this post, but Six on Saturday is a blog theme about gardening, and not…

When I first heard of the concept of ‘word of the year’, I thought what a great idea, and decided…

The protesters outside Parliament have now been there for two weeks and show no sign of moving. Their behaviour is…

It is still summer, with warm days and t-shirts, but the mornings are definitely getting darker, and there are signs…

Welcome to this month’s what’s on your shelf challenge hosted by fellow bloggers – Deb, Sue, Donna and Jo. The idea is to share what you’re reading,…