This week’s small pleasures #280: a trip to New Plymouth

Today is Anzac Day, the national day of remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. Covid restrictions have meant slightly different … More

This week’s small pleasures #276

It seems like yesterday we were ringing in the new year, but here we are at the end of March … More

You can really feel autumn is here with darker mornings and a slight chill in the air. We have still … More

Where to start about this past week? Covid cases on the rise in New Zealand, the squatters are still at … More

What a week of ups and downs….the downs include things going on at work, humid weather followed by 48 hours … More

I’m a day late for the What’s on my plate challenge this month…but I am on holiday in the beautiful … More

As we approach the end of a year, like many of us, I’m taking a few moments to look back … More

Every now and again, you go to a restaurant where everything fits together perfectly – the food, the service, the … More

It is a bit of a grey day today. It has looked like rain all day but none has materialised … More

The past week has been such a week of contrasts, from the weather being both sunny and very wet, from … More