This week’s small pleasures #447

Well….where to start? The positives: I only had to work two days, I had my birthday, read 2 books on … More

Six on Saturday 26.08.23

I am typing this exhausted from packing boxes, dreading the unpacking, but the good news is that the outdoor spot … More

As we creep towards our move, things are a bit chaotic as you can imagine (especially as we have things … More

Every time I come home these days and look at all the trees and greenery around where we live and … More

So…as some of you will have read in my last post, we are going to be moving house, After a … More

Well, winter has finally come…it has turned much colder and today it has just rained and rained. In fact, it … More

It has been another grey day – just where is the sun? We could really do with some to brighten … More

What a glorious sunny spring day it is today! And what a change to the weather earlier this week, which … More

Despite the grey skies and patches of rain, you can feel warmer days are just around the corner. Our clocks … More

Spring has sprung down here, with the bright yellow kōwhai in bloom (unfortunately there isn’t one in the garden), tulips … More