This week’s small pleasures #283

There’s been a lot going on this week: our boiler collapsed so we have no hot water as I mentioned … More

This week’s small pleasures #277

Each day I write down three good things that have happened that day. It could be sunshine when sunshine was … More

It seems like yesterday we were ringing in the new year, but here we are at the end of March … More

It’s Monday evening here in Wellington. We are sitting enjoying the aroma of chicken cooking in the oven (Diana Henry’s … More

The protesters outside Parliament have now been there for two weeks and show no sign of moving. Their behaviour is … More

What a glorious summer we have been having! Lots of warm, sunny days that lift the spirits in these gloomy … More

Today saw our return to work after what has been a lovely long summer holiday, that included Christmas, New Year … More

Only a few days left to Christmas! We are almost ready for our Christmas Eve feast, with just some cleaning … More

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

It is a bit of a grey day today. It has looked like rain all day but none has materialised … More