Highlights of 2019 part 2: tastes and travels

For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More

June: watching, listening, reading

It’s been ages since I have done one of these posts, summarising what I have watched, listened to and read … More

Here we are again with another Wordless Wednesday post, this time from the beach. Pictures were all taken in Noumea, … More

It’s the first day of winter…and it is most definitely cooler.

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More

As winter draws to a close here in the Southern Hemisphere, with, as I have already reported, many signs of … More

The year is flying by so fast! It’s the end of June already….half way through the year. At least with … More

When Karl was in Sweden a few weeks ago, he picked me up a fun wee book on Swedish traditions. … More