Earthquakes in New Zealand

I had started this post, yesterday, Sunday, but New Zealand has been hit by a series of earthquake so don’t … More

The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More

This week I was back up in Hawke’s Bay on a work trip. The weather was mostly sunny, mostly warm, … More

I was browsing some blogs I follow, and was intrigued by a post that A Day In The Life had … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on this cold spring Friday afternoon, we would be sitting … More

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

So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures. Spring is officially here – the … More

A large rock bearing a Bengal tiger slides onto the stage and begins to speak. Sounding remarkably like Jemaine Clements … More

I quite often have to travel for work, and today was one of those days where I went to visit … More

Like many British teenagers, cider was one of the first alcoholic drinks that I consumed. Nothing fancy, you understand, but … More