Blogmas 2017 Day 5: Let’s eat

This is the season of food. Whether you are in the northern hemisphere and enjoying soups, stews and hot chocolate, … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea

If we were having a coffee…or even a cup of tea

A Spring Sunday

Sunday – a day of rest, a day of rejuvenation, a day to get things done or a day to … More

This week’s small pleasures #72

A week that began with the Labour Day holiday on Monday, and ended with a weekend in Napier, is no bad week.

This week’s small pleasures #71

It’s time again for this week’s small pleasures, a way of focussing the mind on the little things that bring a smile to the face.

Ephemeral architecture: the Dior exhibition in Melbourne

When I originally booked my flight to Canberra to join Karl for a wee break, we had every intention just … More

The taste test (or how it is easy to find good vegan sausages but not vegan cheese)

In these few weeks of eating a mostly, and I stress mostly, plant based diet, (there are a few things I have noticed. First, of all I haven’t craved meat at all. Second, if I was out and there was smoked salmon or seafood on a menu, I know I would be tempted. Third, vegan cheese is very much hit or miss.