This week’s small pleasures #254

It is Monday evening and time, as usual, to consider the small pleasures of the week. There were welcome opportunities … More

In the kitchen: salad time

In my weekly Small Pleasures post, I feature things in my shopping basket that week, but usually don’t follow up … More

As lunch time approached on Saturday, we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar for a wine tasting which had … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would sit you down while I cooked us up some … More

I’m not sure where the week has gone. It is Monday evening here again, and time for another round up … More

So we stay ‘Level 2 Delta’ here in New Zealand for another week, while Auckland remains tightly locked down at … More

So at 4pm the Prime Minister announced that all of New Zealand, except for Auckland, will go down to Level … More

Lockdown hit us here in New Zealand on the 18th August, a day when I was supposed to be heading … More

I’m a day late for the the What’s On My Plate Challenge hosted by TheWidowBadass and Retirement Reflections. No excuse really, other than … More

Our next Wellington on a Plate adventure was a cold Thursday evening visit to Wellington institution, Ortega Fish Shack. This … More