This week’s small pleasures #69

So, here we are, at the end of another week, and a time to reflect on those little things that … More

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

I love going to Botanic Gardens. Whether it is because I went frequently to the marvellous ones in Edinburgh where … More

Having spent Saturday night watching the election results from New Zealand (enough said…), we recovered by heading out on Sunday … More

Now in its thirtieth year, Floriade is an annual spring event here in Canberra. The first one was held to … More

I love buying flowers, though am a hopeless at arranging them. They bring a lightness and brightness to a room and lift the spirits on a dull day.

This week has been all about food, from burgers to scones (see last two posts here (about scones) and here). … More

I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Rotorua, where we gave come for a very mini break, as … More

This week, I had the luxury of two days off work – Wednesday which I wrote about here, and Friday. … More

Another week, another not very good week, but there were a few small pleasures nevertheless, such as some lovely sunny … More

Time to focus on the little things that makes us smile