This week’s small pleasures #210

What a week! We have had storms and we have had sunshine (sometimes both in one day). I received notification … More

This week’s small pleasures #208

Mark Twain said: In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Well, he wasn’t wrong.

I know I am not the only one to be startled to find we are already in August. 2020 has … More

If you have followed my blog for a while, you will be familiar with my Small Pleasures posts. You may … More

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

I didn’t get my usual Wednesday post done yesterday. I was tired and not in a particularly good temper so … More

It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More

At 4pm today, the Prime Minister announced a staggered move to alert level 2. Retail, restaurants, cinema (and best of … More

It is Monday again, and I am determined to keep reminding myself of the small pleasures of the week. And … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…well, we wouldn’t be in the same room. We would be … More