This week’s small pleasures: episode 20

So here we are again with a short list of this week’s small pleasures.  There were quite a few things … More

Tastes of the weekend

For some reason, maybe the good weather, maybe there was something in the air, this weekend we picked up different … More

This week’s small pleasures: episode 15

This week’s small pleasures comes to you on a Sunday, as tomorrow evening I’m off to see the documentary film … More

Six things on a Saturday

The house is full of the smell of baking, the sun is shining, the last of the cicadas are singing … More

A film, some food and a typical Saturday

As you might guess from my response to what I look forward to in the weekly Cee’s Challenge post, the … More

Apples, pears and a slice of cake

Tomorrow (1st June) is the start of winter down here in the southern hemisphere.  It’s the season for stews, pies … More

Pumpkins, feijoas and making chutney

With early autumn, comes a new wave of fruits and vegetables.  Apples, beans, capsicum (peppers), pears, passion fruit, pumpkin and … More

Share Your World: Week 12

So it is time once again for Cee’s Weekly Share Your World Challenge.  I try not to look at what … More

A wedding, a farmers’ market and a weekend away

This weekend we went north to Leigh to celebrate the wedding of two of our friends in Auckland.  The wedding … More

A little bit of France in the Pacific: New Caledonia part 3 (or fish, fish and more fish)

In my last post, I mentioned visiting the market in Nouméa on the Saturday morning.  We got there quite late … More