For the second postcards from Sweden, we head over to the island of Öland, a 20 minute drive over the … More
Tag: holiday
Postcards from Sweden Part 1: Glasriket and more from Kalmar
On Thursday morning we headed over to the area now known as Glasriket or ‘kingdom of glass’. This part of … More
Words on Wednesday: a home away from home
We’ve been lucky the past few times we have been to Copenhagen to stay in a little apartment tucked away … More
This week’s small pleasures #340
So…here we are in Copenhagen, leaving winter behind and arriving to the other side of the world basking in summer … More
In the kitchen: new cook books
I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which … More
This week’s small pleasures #316 or the Hawke’s Bay edition
I was in two minds as to what to write today given this is the first post of 2023, but … More
Time for travel: Wellington to Napier
As 2023 fast approaches, rather than do a retrospective of 2022 (I got Covid, ate out at nice restaurants etc), … More
Words on Wednesday: Elephant Hill
On the last day of our short trip up to Hawke’s Bay, we went over to Elephant Hill winery. Founded … More
The holiday ends…
We are now back in Wellington after a lovely few days up in Hawke’s Bay. On Tuesday, we spent some … More
Words on Wednesday: Dunedin indoors (the trip part 5)
It seems ages since we had our short trip to Dunedin: we are back at work and daily life goes … More