The autumn months

I don’t know if I am correct here, but it seems to be that at this transition time between summer … More

This week’s small pleasures #129

With the death toll in Christchurch having risen to 50 since my last post, and a country still in shock, it is at times like this that we have to remember the good things in life. We need to think about the small pleasures that bring smiles to our faces and joy to our hearts.

Summer eating

When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the … More

This week’s small pleasures #118

This week’s small pleasures comes to you as Christmas approaches at an ever increasing speed. Anyway, first up is the … More

This week’s small pleasures #113

It is Monday evening here in New Zealand, so time for the usual weekly round up of this week’s small … More

This week’s small pleasures #88

The week seems to have flown by, and here we are again for a round of this week’s small pleasures. … More

This week’s small pleasures #76

So here we are again for a round up of some of the little things that brought pleasure this week. … More

This week’s small pleasures #69

So, here we are, at the end of another week, and a time to reflect on those little things that … More

This week’s small pleasures #65

I’m writing this on Sunday evening while feeling a bit under the weather… that blocked head, itchy eye feeling when … More

The small things of life are often so much bigger than the great things

It is already Thursday evening in Wellington. The day began with a ‘weather bomb’, with gale force winds and rain, … More