This week’s small pleasures #188

It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on … More

Six on Saturday Anzac Day

In New Zealand and Australia it is Anzac Day. But this year there were no dawn services: the first time … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…it would, of course, not be face to face. I would … More

It is autumn, and we have had some lovely sunny days for lovely walks in the Botanic Gardens. Again. I … More

It is Saturday again, and we are still in our bubbles. The bulb order has yet to be placed, but … More

Yes…autumn is here with cooler nights and signs of the season.

How is everyone doing out there? New Zealand is still in lockdown, and we are getting used to living in … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, of course, be doing so from our own homes … More

At this time of year in New Zealand, lockdown or not, the country goes mad for feijoas. The first time … More

It is Monday again, and I am determined to keep reminding myself of the small pleasures of the week. And … More