My introduction to French food was on my first trip to Paris at the age of eight. I vividly remember…
This week’s small pleasures #460
This post is coming to you from a hotel in Auckland. I’m up here for work, going home on Wednesday,…
When you need a seat…
Inspired by Jude’s Bench Challenge, here are some benches spotted on my lunch time walk today in Wellington’s CBD. 1.…
This week’s small pleasures #459
The big news in Aotearoa today has been the announcement of the winner of bird of the year. The award…
Six on Saturday 27.09.25
It has been a month since I last posted in Six on Saturday, the weekly round up of what is…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would say how nice it is to catch up again…
This week’s small pleasures #458
Kia ora koutou! I know spring weather is changeable, but this week has seen warm sunshine, a quick flurry of…
What’s on your bookshelf: September
That’s what I love about books – a journey without a map. I stumbled upon this quote in this interview in…
This week’s small pleasures #457
Kia ora! This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, or Māori language week, which is celebrating its 50th…
Cook Book Club: a short trip to Sweden
Holiday memories, the theme of this month’s cookbook challenge, was a tough one. The holidays in Paris as a child…but…
Thistles and Kiwis 