Apparently, Plato said “he was a wise man who invented beer.” As I came across this on a quote website,…
This week’s small pleasures #218
For most of 2020, I have made a note each day of three things that have brought me joy, made me smile or just feel grateful for at that particular moment.
Six on Saturday 21.11.20
It is a grey and windy day here (northerlies at least, but still up to 110km/h) so not a day to be out gardening. Parts of the South Island are having some really awful weather, with gale force winds and heavy rain, so we have got away with things lightly.
Wordless Wednesday: Happy Birthday Charlie
Today is our cat, Charlie’s birthday. We wish him well as he reaches 13 years old today. You can find…
This week’s small pleasures #217
Gosh…week 47 of the year (according to my diary), and only 45 days until the end of the year (again, according to my diary).
Six on Saturday 14.11.20
After a very wet week, the sun has returned. I was able to get out and finish some of the planting, a little bit of repotting, and stand back to consider how much everything has suddenly grown
Wordless Wednesday
There is a small vegetable market on Wednesdays down by the Pipitea Campus of the university which I may have…
This week’s small pleasures #216
A few things have happened this week in the world. The endless wait for the US election results (phew!) came…
Six on Saturday 07.11.20
Here we are in November and heading towards the end of the year and summer. The days have been warmer…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would of course have to talk about world events. We…