Cook Book Club: August

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

This week’s small pleasures 505

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

This week’s small pleasures 504

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

This week’s small pleasures 503

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

This week’s small pleasures 502

This week was definitely one that improved as it went along, from feeling pretty grotty at the start, to making … More

Cook Book Club: 23 July

The theme this month seemed easy: go to your bookshelf, pick out the cookbook you most recently purchased (or borrowed), … More

This week’s small pleasures 501

Well, what started out as a good week with an exhibition, sunshine and tickets for the ballet, ended with me … More

This week’s small pleasures 500

Gosh – the 500th small pleasures post! What started out as an occasional post has turned into my weekly Monday review of the week. Some weeks are just chock full of little things that make us smile, other weeks it can be harder to find things, but there are always some good things to note.