This week’s small pleasures #418

Iti te kupu,nui te whakaaro This whakataukī or proverb means ‘a small thing can mean a lot’, is something I … More

This week’s small pleasures #417

December rolls on, and it is only 2 weeks until Christmas. The herring has arrived (including the correct fish for … More

With summer produce coming into the shop, the food we are eating is shifting to tomatoes, capsicum, asparagus and crisp … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about th recent trip to Perth, about how … More

This past week has been…not sure actually! There was travel, an evening out, an appointment with the eye doctor about … More

When I read about.the cookbook club over at Jo’s Brookford Kitchen Diaries I thought it sounded tremendous fun and would … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would agree it was nice to meet up again after … More

Today is Labour Day in New Zealand and a public holiday. It was a hard week, work wise (just think … More

It was a lovely sunny day on Sunday, so we hopped in the car and drove over the Remutaka Hills … More

It is Monday evening here, the first day of the working week over. I have to work again this coming … More