What a lovely warm, sunny day! It feels as if summer hasn’t completely gone away. I’ve been baking rather gardening,…
What’s on my bookshelf #8
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, what…
This week’s small pleasures #274
You can really feel autumn is here with darker mornings and a slight chill in the air. We have still…
Six on Saturday 12.03.22
After many days of glorious sunshine, this morning was a little overcast with a very slight drizzle – the sort…
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…
Six on Saturday 05.03.22
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…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be drinking mugs of Earl Grey tea and eating…
This week’s small pleasures #272
Where to start about this past week? Covid cases on the rise in New Zealand, the squatters are still at…
Six on Saturday 26.02.22
I thought about how to start this post, but Six on Saturday is a blog theme about gardening, and not…
Thistles and Kiwis 