This week’s small pleasures #442

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

This week’s small pleasures #436

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

This past week of course included Christmas, a time of much feasting and spending time with friends. Books have been … More

This time of year is always so busy, it is sometimes hard to draw breath and so very important to … More

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

Gosh! The 400th small pleasures post, the weekly round up of fun, nice and good things that have happened during … More

The weekend brought us some sad family news. Karl’s aunt was taken to a hospice in Sweden, and my sister-in-law … More