A Friday in September

Today began with sunshine, a lovely change from rainy Thursday but reminiscent of sunny Wednesday. Yes it is spring, when … More

This week’s small pleasures 508

Well…Karl had a bad cold this week, and of course, shared it with me, and I ended up coming home … More

Spring is here, and the days are definitely getting warmer, brighter and the promise of the good things of the … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would decide right from the outset that we would not … More

As the month long food festival, Wellington on a Plate, comes to an end, we headed over to one of … More

Despite a message from Air New Zealand on Tuesday morning with a ‘weather warning’, I flew back from Hawke’s Bay … More

Wellington right now is obsessed with burgers. Wellington on a Plate, featuring the Burger Wellington competition, takes up most of … More

I don’t know about you, but the news is becoming more and more depressing in so many ways. At least … More

Each week I sit down to review the good things that have happened. Sometimes they are really little things like … More

We woke up on Sunday morning to a thick, crisp white layer of frost covering plants, houses and cars. Where … More