This week’s small pleasures #284

Phew! Monday evening, work done for the day, dinner has been eaten and now time to get this post out … More

Six on Saturday 21.05.22

We are still without hot water would you believe…Wednesday looks to be the day all will be restored, provided the … More

I started writing this post this afternoon while waiting for an emergency plumber. The boiler which supplies us with hot … More

It is already May, so we are well into autumn down here in the Southern Hemisphere. We have been having … More

It really feels autumnal now, with chilly mornings and evenings. Autumns here are lovely, almost extending the summer with calm, … More

Creation – the act or process of bringing something into existence. My word of the year is creation. At first, … More

This week’s SoS is a bit different, coming as it does from New Plymouth, where we are having a short … More

Easter weekend already. While I have got completely used to Christmas in summer, Easter in autumn just seems all wrong … More

It is Monday evening, dinner is in the oven (chicken breasts stuffed with cooked leek, tomatoes, basil and ricotta) and … More

It has been a beautiful day here in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington with blue skies and bright sunshine. There was a … More