This week’s small pleasures should be subtitled ‘the Auckland edition’ because the focus this week is our weekend trip to Auckland.
Tag: 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
This year’s travels: 2018 review
January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More
A weekend away: Waiheke Island
Last weekend, we headed up to Auckland and sailed over to Waiheke Island, a mere 35 minute ferry-ride from the … More
That was the week…..that was
It’s Friday evening, the skies are grey, it is cold outside, but inside there is the lovely smell of cooking … More
Thistles and Kiwis 