This week’s small pleasures #130

In the week following the attacks in Christchurch, the media has naturally been focussed on this tragic event. You have … More

Wairarapa weekend

It’s the start of autumn, and it certainly felt like it on Friday morning when the heavens opened and the … More

Six on Saturday

It was a busy and a bit of a stressful week for me, and the poor plants were totally neglected. … More

The end of the week…the start of the weekend

Well….just let me say I am glad it is Friday….time to have pizza delivered and open a bottle of wine. … More

This week’s small pleasures #120

Welcome to the first small pleasures post of 2019. Of course, we were on holiday, so that was a pleasure … More

Six on Saturday

I hope you have all had an excellent Christmas. We did, spending time with friends, eating a lot, having a long Skype chat to family in the US and generally pottering about reading, doing puzzles and forgetting what day it is. I do, however, know it is Saturday, so here I am for the last Six on Saturday for 2018.

That was the week…that was…

So it is Friday evening here, a week with heavy rain and sunshine (and in the same day), a week that was busy at work, a week in which Karl ate a halloumi and mushroom burger (and good it was too) and a week in which I binged listened to Australian true crime podcast Teacher’s Pet.

This week’s small pleasures #113

It is Monday evening here in New Zealand, so time for the usual weekly round up of this week’s small … More

This week’s small pleasures #111

So here we are again, with a few of this week’s small pleasures. As I mentioned in a previous post, … More

This week’s eats #4

It is Friday, the sun is shining, and I took an extra day off work (Monday is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand). What is not to like? Well, the fact I have a cold. Never mind, it hasn’t stopped me enjoying some good things to eat this week.