This week’s small pleasures #411

Today is Labour Day in New Zealand and a public holiday. It was a hard week, work wise (just think … More

Words on Wednesday: Christmas feasting and other things

The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the weeding is done, the pantry tidied up and the shelves in … More

So…this week the final results of the election are in with the counting of the special votes which has resulted … More

The clocks have gone forward, the evenings are noticeably lighter and thoughts begin to turn to plans for warmer days. … More

Since I haven’t been able to be in the kitchen recently, this month I am sharing our latest dining experience … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be looking out at the rainy weather and agree … More

On a chilly winter Sunday evening, we headed down to Daisy’s restaurant in Thorndon, to celebrate Karl’s birthday a day … More

Where to start about this past week? Covid cases on the rise in New Zealand, the squatters are still at … More

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

I guess you could say this past week has been one of ups and downs. That is of course life, … More