This week’s small pleasures #399

After lots of rain and wind at the start of the week, we had lovely sunshine at the weekend and … 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

After a week of really not feeling good at all, I feel I am finally getting over what ever bug … More

Autumn is well and truly here. Mornings are chilly, evenings dark, and we are getting out our cosy sweaters. We … More

Where to begin? It was a week of packing, a week of stressing about where to put things in the … More

What weather we had today! Heavy rain, wind and even thunder at one point this morning. Today’s autumnal blasts have … More

It was a week that saw Karl in Auckland for a couple of days for a conference, me listening to … More

I’m sure like me you are thinking how did we get to the end of January so quickly…just where has … More

So the first week of the new year has gone past, and with us both being on holiday, the days … More

It has been a glorious, sunny day today, a proper summer day – unlike yesterday’s rain and wind. The pōhutukawa are … More