This week’s small pleasures #458

Kia ora koutou! I know spring weather is changeable, but this week has seen warm sunshine, a quick flurry of … More

This week’s small pleasures #407

As I type this intro to the post, the sun is shining, the birds are loudly singing and the first … More

This week’s small pleasures #355

We have been having a rather stormy spring with strong winds blowing seemingly every day. The sun did come out … More

This week’s small pleasures #353

Well, let’s just say it was windy on Saturday night and Sunday morning. In fact, there were gusts of 246kph … More

Six on Saturday 09.09.23

So we are slowly settling in, unpacking boxes and gradually finding things. A few plants from the old place have … More

This week’s small pleasures #302

Today has been a holiday in New Zealand to mark the passing of the Queen. It has also been a … More

This week’s small pleasures #207

In all honesty, I struggled a bit this week to find some small pleasures. It was just one of those weeks – bad weather, the cancellation of a foodie event and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising programme due to Level 2 restrictions, and feeling a bit under the weather. But as usual, there were things to bring a smile and to remind us of the good things that are around us.

Words on Wednesday: Three Historic Houses

st week was Wellington Heritage week, an opportunity to see inside familiar and not so familiar houses and buildings around the city. This year I managed to get to see three listed heritage buildings in Thorndon. It was a gloriously sunny day, so lovely to walk through the Botanic Gardens to see the three houses open for the event.