A seat at the table: Twenty Seven Steps

On Saturday evening in Christchurch we headed over to New Regent Street, a really pretty terraced street. The precinct, opened … More

A seat at the table: Brick Lane

Have you ever had a Proustian moment? That brief ‘taste memory’ based on the childhood memories that come to the … More

One of the food lovers highlights in Wellington is Wellington on a Plate. A celebration of the food and drink … More

What a week! We have had storms and we have had sunshine (sometimes both in one day). I received notification … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, naturally, talk about the weather, about the cold, crisp … More

This week’s small pleasures comes to you on the first day of my ‘staycation’. I’m taking a week off work … More

This past week saw both a trip up to Napier (see Thursday’s post about wine tasting and my next post … More

It was a week in which we had a lot of rain…and I mean a lot of rain. The skies … More

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.

Gosh what a week it has been…personally and globally. It is hard to know where to start. So, I will … More