This week’s small pleasures #455

Today is not only the first of September, but also the first day of spring (if you measure seasons in … More

This week’s small pleasures #453

I’m not sure where this week has gone…what seemed like piles of laundry got done, but I have not finished … More

The talk at Pilates the other week was all about the lwonderful amb belly dish served at Rosella Wine Bar … More

Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki.Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi.Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau. Celebrate the … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting sipping some green tea in the glorious … More

When I saw that chef Peter Gordon was going to be cooking a special menu at one of our favourite … More

We enjoy eating out, and it is good to go back to a place you have enjoyed before but haven’t … More

My ‘normal’ Wednesdays have followed a similar pattern for quite a while. It is my non-working day of the working … More

With the clocks going back this weekend, autumnal days are well and truly here. It hasn’t turned cold yet, but … More

What a week….being put in a moon boot, a 4.3 earthquake on Saturday morning that was noisy and shaky, and, … More