This week’s small pleasures 498

One thing that has not been a small pleasure this week has been the weather. On Friday, it rained, there … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea… a brief year in review

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would wish each other season’s greetings, talk about how we … More

The weekend brought us some sad family news. Karl’s aunt was taken to a hospice in Sweden, and my sister-in-law … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about the extraordinary weather, about the wind, rain … More

We are at the end of July already – can you believe it? The mornings are getting brighter, the days … More

This past week has seen Matariki, Swedish Midsummer and some world events that don’t belong in a small pleasures post. … More

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

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

Today (Monday 7 June) is a public holiday in New Zealand.

I used to do a summary of what I had been reading, watching and listening to at the end of … More