This week’s small pleasures #430

What a week….being put in a moon boot, a 4.3 earthquake on Saturday morning that was noisy and shaky, and, … More

This week’s small pleasures #382

The clocks have now gone back an hour and we have to finally admit that autumn is here. French classes … More

Despite having a cold this week, laying me low on Tuesday and Wednesday, there were still a lot of small … More

The lush green of summer has turned to yellow, orange and brown, the spice jars are down from the shelf, … More

What with one thing and another, the week was one of highs and lows: hearing from friends I hadn’t heard … More

It is autumn here in the Southern Hemisphere, and a time to welcome apples, pears, passion fruit, quince, limes and … More

It was a rather wet Wednesday afternoon today, so my instinct was to turn to the kitchen. I had been … More

Another day in lockdown, with 562 cases now. We’ll be dropping down to Level 3 here on Wednesday, but Auckland … More

Nothing is better than the small of baking filling the air on a winter’s day. With the excuse that it … More

Having friends around, whether it be lunch, dinner or just for coffee is a good excuse to make a cake. … More