I’m sitting here in the sun on Boxing Day having had a wonderful Christmas and days before with family visiting … More
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This week’s small pleasures #313
What a glorious sunny summer day it has been! Unfortunately I was at work, but am at least enjoying the … More
What’s on my plate: a simple cake
Does one ever need an excuse to make and eat cake? I guess not, but my excuse this weekend was … More
This week’s small pleasures #309
The sky is blue, the sun is shining and we are being woken each morning with a loud dawn chorus. … More
Words on Wednesday – 15 things
For some reason, the ‘About’ page on my blog no longer shows up, something I have tried to fix but … More
This week’s small pleasures #282
What a week….3 full days of Zoom meetings based from home, an attack of ‘abdominal migraine’ meaning pretty much a … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be enjoying still slightly warm freshly baked scones with … More
Fresh out of the oven: a plum cake
There were half a dozen ripe plums sitting in the fruit bowl on Saturday. I considered a crumble, but we … More
This week’s small pleasures #253
Well…cases of ‘you know what’ in the Waikato has put Hamilton and surrounding area into a Level 3 lockdown. Meanwhile, … More
This week’s small pleasures #232
On Saturday night, the government announced that all of New Zealand, except Auckland, is going back up to Covid-alert Level 2. Auckland is now at Level 3, after more community outbreaks in the south of the city.
Thistles and Kiwis 