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

Six on Saturday Anzac Day

In New Zealand and Australia it is Anzac Day. But this year there were no dawn services: the first time … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…it would, of course, not be face to face. I would … More

Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More

How is everyone doing out there? New Zealand is still in lockdown, and we are getting used to living in … More

At this time of year in New Zealand, lockdown or not, the country goes mad for feijoas. The first time … More

Like so many of us around the globe, I am working for home at the moment.

As I have already mentioned in other posts this week, New Zealand is in a lockdown period for 4 weeks. … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…well, we wouldn’t be in the same room. We would be … More

Well, we in New Zealand are getting ready for a lockdown, which will come into force from midnight tonight. The … More