The Secret Santa: blogmas 14 December

The Secret Santa – a possible minefield or a possible surprising treat. If you don’t know what a Secret Santa … More

Lucia: Blogmas 13 December

It’s already 13th December, and Christmas is coming fast. Today in Sweden it is Lucia, a day I did talk … More

It’s Monday evening here in New Zealand, so time for the weekly small pleasures post with a slightly Christmas theme. … More

I’m beginning to really regret starting blogmas. It is hard to come up with a new post every day, never … More

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a tree, standing in the corner, sparkling and twinkling with the promise of presents underneath. … More

Phew! It is Friday! I was up in Auckland yesterday and today on a work trip, and am not long … More

Anyone else not in a Christmas mood? Work is so stressful at the moment as we approach the holiday season … More

There are Christmas traditions and then there are those other Christmas traditions. Every year since 1966, a 13m Yulbocken or … More

It’s Monday, it’s time for a small pleasures post AND it has to be a blogmas post too…can this be … More

The first Sunday of December is the day of the Thorndon Fair, which takes place (obviously!) in Thorndon, one of … More