If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would offer you a slice of upside-down pear and cardamom … More

Charlie, our Magical Mr Mistoffelees

As regular readers know, we lost our little black Charlie recently. He was, like all cats, quite a character, bossy, … More

This week’s small pleasures #323

What a week…I’ve already mentioned Cyclone Gabrielle and the devastation it caused in Saturday’s post. Thousands are still unaccounted for, … More

This week’s small pleasures #303

The biggest small pleasure this week was the return of Charlie on Sunday morning. A neighbour returning from holiday, found … More

Words on Wednesday – 15 things

For some reason, the ‘About’ page on my blog no longer shows up, something I have tried to fix but … More

This week’s small pleasures #254

Another week, another rise in Covid cases, but also a rise in those getting vaccinated, which at least is a … More

Friday catch up: July’s reading

It is the end of the month, and time for a little round up of what I have been reading. As usual, it was quite a varied mix, with some things to recommend.

This week’s small pleasures #228

Can you believe it is the 1st February already? I certainly can’t. There are lots of things I was going … More

This week’s small pleasures #225

What a week in world news…from a plane crash in Indonesia, to the never ending tales of Covid, to the … More

Six on Saturday 21.11.20

It is a grey and windy day here (northerlies at least, but still up to 110km/h) so not a day to be out gardening. Parts of the South Island are having some really awful weather, with gale force winds and heavy rain, so we have got away with things lightly.