A little wine in Hawke’s Bay

When we were up in Napier at the weekend, we felt we had to take the chance to sample some … More

Good food, good wine and a weekend in Napier

It’s been ages since we last took a weekend trip away, so it was lovely to escape the awful weather … More

So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures. Thanks to Mani over at A … More

Yeah! It’s Wellington on a Plate! The annual food festival has all sort of things for all pallets and tastes. … More

Red, orange and yellow, colours maybe more associated with autumn, seem to be the colours this winter (July is winter … More

These cold and wet autumn evenings draw me to the sofa with cook books and magazines, drooling over hotpots, stews … More

This morning as I was dozing, not wanting to get up before the alarm went off, I listened to a … More

It was a bit of a busy, tired and stressful week, but there were several small pleasures as well. Thanks … More

If we were having coffee, or even a cup of tea, we would talk about the weather, and how nice … More

Sunday was a lovely, sunny, spring day, and with Karl up early to head over to Canberra, I had the … More