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…
This week’s small pleasures #456
It has been a quiet week, but the biggest small pleasure (if one can say that) was having Karl home…
To town…and back again…
Our everyday lives tend to follow a pattern – rising from bed to an alarm going off, taking a ‘wake…
This week’s small pleasures #455
Today is not only the first of September, but also the first day of spring (if you measure seasons in…
Six on Saturday 30.08.25
I haven’t done a Six on Saturday post since the middle of July, but with winter ending and spring very…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would offer you a sour dough crumpet from with some…
This week’s small pleasures #454
It is Monday evening. After a short stroll for a bit of fresh air after work, I heated up homemade…
A seat at the table: Noble Rot
On Wednesday evening, we headed over to perennial favourite restaurant and wine bar, Noble Rot, for one of their Wellington…