In the kitchen: new cook books

I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which … 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

It is May already – can you believe it? Autumn days are here, and it is time to light candles … More

It’s Easter Monday, and time for a round up of some of this week’s small pleasures. We have had some … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea… I would tell you that I am now on holiday, … More

On the last day of our short trip up to Hawke’s Bay, we went over to Elephant Hill winery. Founded … More

It is November already….time is flying by and before we know it it will be Christmas and then we will … More

It is Monday evening and time, as usual, to consider the small pleasures of the week. There were welcome opportunities … More

As lunch time approached on Saturday, we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar for a wine tasting which had … More

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