This week’s small pleasures #439

On Saturday morning, as I was walking to the bus stop, I spotted these gorgeous bright red berries of a … More

This week’s small pleasures #438

It was a week of wild weather, working out of the office (but at least still in Wellington) and getting … More

The past week seems to have flown by, and today it was back to work after 10 days away from … More

My ‘normal’ Wednesdays have followed a similar pattern for quite a while. It is my non-working day of the working … More

It is Easter Monday, and of course a holiday here. The ex-tropical cyclone (those with Scottish connections will laugh at … More

With the clocks going back this weekend, autumnal days are well and truly here. It hasn’t turned cold yet, but … More

As we move to shorter days and our thoughts turn to autumn and the winter ahead, I am reminded that … More

On Saturday we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar on Swan Lane for a sherry long lunch, involving sherry … More

Can you believe we are almost at the end of March? I certainly can’t. The mornings are getting darker, evenings … More

What a week! I had been to a work meeting in town on Tuesday afternoon, and as I came out … More