Six on Saturday 23.04.22

This week’s SoS is a bit different, coming as it does from New Plymouth, where we are having a short … More

This week’s small pleasures #279

It’s Easter Monday, and time for a round up of some of this week’s small pleasures. We have had some … More

It is Monday evening, dinner is in the oven (chicken breasts stuffed with cooked leek, tomatoes, basil and ricotta) and … More

Where to start about this past week? Covid cases on the rise in New Zealand, the squatters are still at … More

The protesters are still outside Parliament, Covid cases are on the rise (New Zealand hasn’t reached peak numbers of Omicron … More

What a week here in Wellington. Weather wise, there was sunshine and then, at the weekend, the tail end of … More

Today is the Wellington Anniversary Holiday. Auckland has its holiday next week, and other regions and cities have their own … More

For my last post before Christmas, I’m going to take you on part of my walk today through the Botanic … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about the weather, about all the sunshine we … More

Almost….pictures form a walk in the Botanic Gardens on Tuesday, starting with this stunning acer. Puriri tree planted in 1917 … More