I know I am not the only one to be startled to find we are already in August. 2020 has … More
Tag: Monday
This week’s small pleasures #196
It was a week in which we had a lot of rain…and I mean a lot of rain. The skies … More
This week’s small pleasures #195
It is a grey and wet Monday and I went back to work at the office today, so it is … More
This week’s small pleasures #190
At 4pm today, the Prime Minister announced a staggered move to alert level 2. Retail, restaurants, cinema (and best of … More
This week’s small pleasures #189
I think I have had enough of lockdown. On Saturday afternoon, I decided that the new routine of baking, Pilates … More
This week’s small pleasures #188
It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on … More
This week’s small pleasures #187
Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More
This week’s small pleasures #182
Gosh what a week it has been…personally and globally. It is hard to know where to start. So, I will … More
Words on Wednesday: In Conversation with Margaret Atwood
“You read and read the material and after you’ve read the twentieth article you can’t make any sense out of … More
This week’s small pleasures #177
The news this week has hardly been joyful…from coronavirus to the fires continuing in Australia to Brexit there is not … More