This week’s small pleasures #195

It is a grey and wet Monday and I went back to work at the office today, so it is … More

This week’s small pleasures #194

At 3pm this afternoon, the Prime Minister announced that New Zealand is moving to Level 1 from midnight tonight. There … More

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

I didn’t get my usual Wednesday post done yesterday. I was tired and not in a particularly good temper so … More

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

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