This week’s small pleasures #423

Today is the Wellington Anniversary holiday, and the sun shone – hoorah! We have had a relaxing day, reading, cooking … More

Postcard from Perth #3

Monday dawned, and with Karl not attending the conference until Tuesday, we had some time to wander around and also … More

It has been a lovely sunny day today, with blue skies all day, lifting sprits and bringing smiles to our … More

Today is the King’s Birthday public holiday here in New Zealand. The sun came out in the afternoon, and lit … More

Early on Tuesday morning (6am in fact…) we flew up to Auckland and then on to Noumea, the capital of … More

The biggest small pleasure this week was the return of Charlie on Sunday morning. A neighbour returning from holiday, found … More

Today is Anzac Day, the national day of remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. Covid restrictions have meant slightly different … More

It seems ages since we had our short trip to Dunedin: we are back at work and daily life goes … More

It is hard to believe it is already half way through January already. Holidays seem far away and the daily … More

On Sunday morning, before we headed to the airport and our flight back to Wellington, we took a walk along … More