On Sunday afternoon, Karl started to complain of a headache, and come Monday, I was feeling the same. We both … More
Tag: autumn
Cook Book Club May
The theme this month – celebrity chef – posed quite a decision making problem. Like many others, my cook book … More
This week’s small pleasures #439
On Saturday morning, as I was walking to the bus stop, I spotted these gorgeous bright red berries of a … More
It’s all about staying cosy
The first of May arrived, and the new month brought with it some wild weather. Between Wednesday and Friday morning, … More
This week’s small pleasures #435
Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. The above quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The … More
Six on Saturday 12.04.25
It has been ages since I did a SoS post – in fact it was 14 December last year. What … More
Cobblestones Museum
We took Friday off and drove over the Remutaka Hills for a couple of nights away in Greytown. For some … More
Wednesday Words and Whimsy
Wednesday morning dawned, with the knowledge that the day is a non-working day. A slow breakfast, a load of laundry … More
What’s been on my calendar: May #WBOYC
Here we are at the last day of May, the last day of autumn and almost half way through the … More
This week’s small pleasures #389
Talofa lava! Yes – this week is Samoan Language Week here in New Zealand. Samoan is the third most spoken … More