There and back again: Auckland

There was no time for a midweek post this week what with one thing and another. Anyway, this was a … More

This week’s small pleasures #60

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

It’s been really hard to think of some small pleasures this week. It hasn’t been a good week what with … More

This week’s small pleasures include scones, flowers, chocolate and fish cakes.

It has been so hard to get back into work after our holiday…especially as I had to go up to … More

What was in your shopping basket this week?

This was the week that saw the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, another incident in … More

This week’s small pleasures include a new cook book and soup.

Some of you might well have seen the recent Quality of Life survey as published in the Financial Times (the survey … More