This week’s small pleasures #403

Today’s post comes from Hawke’s Bay where I am for a work trip. Meanwhile, Karl got to Europe safely, and … More

This week’s small pleasures #402

I managed, through some very bad luck, to catch a really horrible bug that has resulted in a sore throat, … More

Gosh! The 400th small pleasures post, the weekly round up of fun, nice and good things that have happened during … More

Regular readers will know that I usually go somewhere for lunch on Wednesdays after Pilates. This week instead of the … More

It is Monday evening, the first day of the working week is done. There are leftovers for dinner, and we … More

I have been feeling distinctly under the weather the past few days, but needed to get out today for a … More

The weekend brought us some sad family news. Karl’s aunt was taken to a hospice in Sweden, and my sister-in-law … More

While summer is my favourite season, a crisp, sunny winter day is also a joy to behold. Put on a … More

As we were away for the weekend, and with yesterday being my last French lesson of this term, (when dinner … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with a cup if Earl Grey tea, … More