What’s on your plate: November

Spring is here, and the wonderful produce of the season is appearing: asparagus, fresh peas, the first strawberries and beans. … More

This week’s small pleasures #411

Today is Labour Day in New Zealand and a public holiday. It was a hard week, work wise (just think … More

It is Monday evening here, the first day of the working week over. I have to work again this coming … More

Kia ora koutou! It was one of those weeks where it was harder to find a few small pleasures than … More

For this month’s what’s on your plate? I thought I would go through a few of the things I have … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would say how nice it was to catch up again. … More

It has been a glorious, sunny day today, a proper summer day – unlike yesterday’s rain and wind. The pōhutukawa are … More

Today (Monday) has been a glorious sunny day – if a little windy – perfect laundry drying weather. The bright … More

It is hard to believe it is already December, and that it is only 3 weeks until Christmas Eve. Sunday … More

So…this week the final results of the election are in with the counting of the special votes which has resulted … More