This week’s small pleasures #192

Since last week’s small pleasures post I have gone shopping, eaten out and bought flowers. I know. 6 weeks ago … More

This week’s small pleasures #191

It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More

Yet a pear may only be at its point of perfection for a day or two, the slide into over-ripeness … More

It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on … More

The news this week has hardly been joyful…from coronavirus to the fires continuing in Australia to Brexit there is not … More

Do you ever start to read a book and not want it to end? A book so delightful or well-written … More

One of life’s small pleasures is the Monday holiday. That extra day that means a long weekend, and a shorter … More

It was my first day back at work today after the holidays, and it was pouring with rain this morning too. What a Monday!

For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More

What a week….politics in various guises, the Australian fires, Samoa virtually closing down due to the measles epidemic, and rain, … More