This week’s small pleasures #358

Today, Monday, is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand, and what is more, it has been a gloriously … More

This week’s small pleasures #357

The weekend news here in New Zealand was dominated by the results of the general election, resulting in a change … More

While the week was full of many small pleasures, from sunny days to spring flowers and good food, I also … More

We have been having a rather stormy spring with strong winds blowing seemingly every day. The sun did come out … More

Well, let’s just say it was windy on Saturday night and Sunday morning. In fact, there were gusts of 246kph … More

For the second postcards from Sweden, we head over to the island of Öland, a 20 minute drive over the … More

Summer is here – and so far we have had a fair bit of sunshine, and certainly warmer temperatures. The … More

Yesterday, Sunday, was the first Sunday in Advent, and we got out our candles and lit the first one to … More

Can you believe it is just under 5 weeks until Christmas? There are so many things going on right now … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would actually offer you something cold and refreshing on this … More