This week’s small pleasures: Waitangi Day

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, due to trips and other things to blog about, … More

February is here!

Who can believe it is February already? I certainly can’t. January was a good month in many ways – a … More

I was sitting trying to think of a good title for this third blog post about our excellent, if rather … More

To say the weather has been mixed this summer is an understatement. We’ve had storms, we’ve had snow on the … More

Back in October, on a particularly gloomy day, I booked us a long weekend break over in Greytown over in … More

It’s already Sunday evening here in New Zealand, and it’s been a funny week in one way or another – … More

So, tomorrow is Chrismas Eve. The presents are under the tree, the ham, meatballs and herring are ready for tomorrow, … More

And so here we are at another round of this week’s small pleasures, a day early as tomorrow I know … More

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, I would tell you how nice it was to have … More