This week’s small pleasures #335

I make no apologies for the amount of food in this week’s post. Wellington on a Plate, our local food … More

This week’s small pleasures #291

As you may have seen in Saturday’s post, we are now a household in isolation thanks to Covid. So I … More

This week’s small pleasures #252

I’m not sure where the week has gone. It is Monday evening here again, and time for another round up … More

This week’s small pleasures #251

We are now well in to September, and it is 9 years since we first visited Wellington prior to us … More

This week’s small pleasures #250

So we stay ‘Level 2 Delta’ here in New Zealand for another week, while Auckland remains tightly locked down at … More

This week’s small pleasures #230

Yesterday, Sunday, was Anzac Day, the day on which New Zealand and Australia remember all those who killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. T

This week’s small pleasures #208

Mark Twain said: In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Well, he wasn’t wrong.

Thoughts on Thursday or a tale of kale salad

When I lived in Scotland, kale was the dark, green leafy vegetable that you bought when there wasn’t much else. It was tough, a bit bitter, and you kind of felt you were eating it because it was good for you (it is full of vitamin C) rather than for enjoyment.