This week’s small pleasures #193

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

Thoughts on Thursday

I didn’t get my usual Wednesday post done yesterday. I was tired and not in a particularly good temper so … More

It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More

At 4pm today, the Prime Minister announced a staggered move to alert level 2. Retail, restaurants, cinema (and best of … More

I think I have had enough of lockdown. On Saturday afternoon, I decided that the new routine of baking, Pilates … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…it would, of course, not be face to face. I would … More

Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…well, we wouldn’t be in the same room. We would be … More

Well, we in New Zealand are getting ready for a lockdown, which will come into force from midnight tonight. The … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting far apart. We would laugh and say … More