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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would decide from the outset to avoid politics. Instead, we … More

This week’s small pleasures #170

Some weeks are full of small pleasures, others are quite the opposite. What with the news stories around the Whakaari/White … More

This week’s small pleasures #169

What a week….politics in various guises, the Australian fires, Samoa virtually closing down due to the measles epidemic, and rain, … More

Six on Saturday

I hope you have all had an excellent Christmas. We did, spending time with friends, eating a lot, having a long Skype chat to family in the US and generally pottering about reading, doing puzzles and forgetting what day it is. I do, however, know it is Saturday, so here I am for the last Six on Saturday for 2018.

Christmas comes but once a year…

I’m sure like me you struggle to remember what day of the week it is at this time of year. … More

This week’s small pleasures #119

This time next week will be Christmas Eve, so there will be no Small Pleasures post as we will be … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, naturally discuss Christmas. Of our presents, of all the … More

Journeys and Destinations 2017

Hi everyone and hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. Our Christmas Eve was full of cheer and food, our … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 23: The Day Before Christmas Eve

So here we are…tomorrow is Christmas Eve, our fridge is bursting at the seems and it is 25C and sunny. … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 22: The Christmas Tree

We put up the Christmas tree on Wednesday, pulling out old favourite decorations like the French little drummer boy I … More