6 Things: Reading Matter

It has been a while since I have done a Six Things post, so here we go! The theme is … More

Wine, beer and tea

I am sitting on the bean bag in the upstairs living room listening to Rachmaninov and drinking rooibos tea with … More

Well, it was more or less back to normal in terms of work, and catching up on things post quake. … More

It was quite a strange week, what with us not being able to go to work, or at least, not … More

I came up with the title for this post in the shower this morning, before I experienced my first earthquake … More

Our visiting cat has been rather agitated recently, not really being quite so settled, and constantly on alert. Clearly something … More

As my husband pointed out to me a few moments ago, this blog was going to be about our new … More

It is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here today, so having a day of pottering around and relaxing. Actually, the first … More

I have spent a lot of time this week marking essays, which has meant that I have been at home … More

Well, the whole of North Island has now officially been declared a drought area, so no watering of plants and … More