If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping some plain old English breakfast tea and … More

This week’s small pleasures #412

This time of year is always so busy, it is sometimes hard to draw breath and so very important to … More

This week’s small pleasures #394 or the Auckland edition

Kia ora! So the new year begins…and we celebrated by heading up to Auckland for a weekend break. The weather … More

This week’s small pleasures #238

This week’s small pleasures should be subtitled ‘the Auckland edition’ because the focus this week is our weekend trip to Auckland.

A seat at the table

Another post in the occasional series where we enjoy eating out at nice places! Being in Auckland this weekend to … More

Highlights of 2019 part 2: tastes and travels

For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More

This week’s small pleasures #162

It is the Labour Day holiday weekend, and so this sunny Monday I have been at home, catching up with … More

Wordless Wednesday: Auckland views

As I mentioned in my last post, we were in Auckland at the weekend, and popped over to Devonport for … More

This week’s small pleasures #147

Here we are again, Monday evening, and a time for a round up of this week’s small pleasures. I missed The Propagator’s Six on Saturday this week as we were away for the weekend, but could not resist heading up this post with a photo of another of the miniature daffodils that have flowered and make our terrace look like spring.

2018: a year in eating

This is probably the most difficult round up of the year, as I just know I will miss things. There … More