Sunny Sunday at Newtown Fair

One of the early autumn events on the calendar in Wellington is the Newtown Fair. The fair is organised by … More

Making something to eat

I’m lying here on the sofa, pot of green tea beside me, Gilmore Girls on Netflix, books to read beside … More

Back in October, on a particularly gloomy day, I booked us a long weekend break over in Greytown over in … More

It’s already Sunday evening here in New Zealand, and it’s been a funny week in one way or another – … More

So, tomorrow is Chrismas Eve. The presents are under the tree, the ham, meatballs and herring are ready for tomorrow, … More

It’s Monday evening here in New Zealand, so time for the weekly small pleasures post with a slightly Christmas theme. … More

The first Sunday of December is the day of the Thorndon Fair, which takes place (obviously!) in Thorndon, one of … More

I love toast. I love cheese (though it doesn’t love me…a very sad relationship). I especially love cheese on toast. … More

I started to think about what this week’s small pleasures had been on Sunday morning. It hadn’t been a particularly … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, I would tell you how nice it was to have … More