The protesters are still outside Parliament, Covid cases are on the rise (New Zealand hasn’t reached peak numbers of Omicron … More
Tag: cable car
This week’s small pleasures #226 or Queenstown weekend part 1
For this week’s small pleasures post, I’m going to take you with me to Queenstown, where we have been for a long weekend break.
Weekend coffee share: Sunday morning
I’ve been asked by Natalie the Explorer to participate in a weekend coffee share, where bloggers from around the globe … More
This week’s small pleasures #213
So here we are on a rather grey, windy and rainy Monday, and time to recall the small pleasures of the week and ignore the weather outside. First up, of course, we have to mention Jacinda Ardern being elected for a second term.
6 things I’ve enjoyed this week
It’s Saturday, it’s summer and the sun is shining. After last year’s awful summer, we have been blessed this year with lots of warm and sunny days. These haven’t stopped me from trawling the internet for interesting things. Here are six for you to try out too.
Spring is the time of the year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade
It is Friday evening, and I like to do a blog post at the end of the week to put … More
The best place to live
Some of you might well have seen the recent Quality of Life survey as published in the Financial Times (the survey … More
A birthday, a beehive and the coolest little capital in the world
As I mentioned in my last post, this weekend was the 150th anniversary (or birthday) of Wellington becoming the capital … More
Spring, sunshine and a cable car
We had beautiful weather yesterday (Wednesday), and as I had been up in Kelburn in the morning, I took the … More