This week’s small pleasures 506

Despite a message from Air New Zealand on Tuesday morning with a ‘weather warning’, I flew back from Hawke’s Bay … More

This week’s small pleasures 505

I don’t know about you, but the news is becoming more and more depressing in so many ways. At least … More

This week’s small pleasures #482

A few small pleasures of the week.

This week’s small pleasures #468

It is Monday evening. There were leftovers for dinner, the holidays are getting closer (and by holidays I mean 3 … More

This week’s small pleasures #463

Today is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand, so, as is the tradition of such days, the weather is ghastly. As I type this evening, the rain is pouring down, and I dare not even run out for a spot of parsley.

This week’s small pleasures #451

It was one of those week where I had to travel for work up to Auckland as I mentioned on … More

This week’s small pleasures #447

Well….where to start? The positives: I only had to work two days, I had my birthday, read 2 books on … More

This week’s small pleasures #446

It is already the end of June if you can believe it. The weather has been variable to say the … More

This week’s small pleasures #440

A week that saw the Eurovision Song Contest is a week full of….some good, some bad and some let’s say, … More

This week’s small pleasures #421

So here we are, the first few days of January already gone. The weather has been atrocious most of the … More