This week’s small pleasures #195

It is a grey and wet Monday and I went back to work at the office today, so it is … More

This week’s small pleasures #193

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

Since last week’s small pleasures post I have gone shopping, eaten out and bought flowers. I know. 6 weeks ago … More

It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More

At 4pm today, the Prime Minister announced a staggered move to alert level 2. Retail, restaurants, cinema (and best of … More

I think I have had enough of lockdown. On Saturday afternoon, I decided that the new routine of baking, Pilates … More

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

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

Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More

I am sure, like me, you have seen lots of social media posts of people showing what they have been … More