This week’s small pleasures #295

Oh it really feels like winter today! The cold winds and rain have returned today after a gorgeous sunny Sunday … More

This week’s small pleasures #275

It is Monday evening again here in Aotearoa, and time for this week’s small pleasures and a time to reflect … More

This week’s small pleasures #262

Christmas is just around the corner…along with summer holidays and time to read, relax and recuperate from 2021. I can … More

Words on Wednesday: a day well spent

As some of you know, I don’t work on a Wednesday. It gives me time to catch up, make appointments, … More

This week’s small pleasures #243

Here we are, Monday again and well into the second half of the year. You can feel the days gradually getting a little longer, and while we still need our sweaters and padded coats, there are days where our coats are open and scarves moved to our bags.

This week’s small pleasures #226

It is hard to believe it is already half way through January already. Holidays seem far away and the daily … More

Ten things to do on a staycation, the early spring edition

Like many people who remained fully employed during lockdown, I have not used as much annual leave as I would … More

Highlights of 2019 part 2: tastes and travels

For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More

This week’s small pleasures #151

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on a Sunday again, not because I am travelling but because I am going to a Wellington on a Plate event.

This week’s small pleasures #147

Here we are again, Monday evening, and a time for a round up of this week’s small pleasures. I missed The Propagator’s Six on Saturday this week as we were away for the weekend, but could not resist heading up this post with a photo of another of the miniature daffodils that have flowered and make our terrace look like spring.