This week’s small pleasures #464

This week’s small pleasures – sunshine, ballet and seasonal produce.

This week’s small pleasures #460

This post is coming to you from a hotel in Auckland. I’m up here for work, going home on Wednesday, … More

Kia ora! This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, or Māori language week, which is celebrating its 50th … More

It is already the end of June if you can believe it. The weather has been variable to say the … More

Well, winter is well and truely here. It has turned chilly, and early on Sunday morning, I spotted a dusting … More

Today is the King’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand. The sun has shone all weekend, making the world look … More

It is Easter Monday, and of course a holiday here. The ex-tropical cyclone (those with Scottish connections will laugh at … More

It’s Monday evening, dinner has been eaten (wonderful left overs from yesterday’s dinner), the dishwasher has been loaded and the … More

We seem to finally be getting some decent summer weather – of course, the schools are back and public holidays … More

The sun shone today, which always lifts the spirits. We have had such a lousy summer, that any glimmer of … More