Oysters, Beef Wellington and Chocolate Cake: winter weekend getaway part 1

Winter seems to be moving into spring, with brighter mornings, sunnier skies, tulips beginning to pop up and magnolia in … More

Muffins, Magnolia and Makara

On Friday afternoon, I had a sudden longing for a sultana scone for some reason.  So, I came home and … More

Food, dance and a trip to Auckland

This weekend I went up to Auckland with the main purpose to visit friends and go to the ballet, but … More

Snow, sun and salads

It is winter here in the southern hemisphere, and yes it does get cold and windy, but nothing like the … More

Taupo: wind, rain and a rainbow

As winter sets in, we decided to get away for a very short break before term starts again and also … More

A visitor, winter sunshine and some wine tasting

This weekend we had our first visitor from Scotland, Gillian, the niece of an old school friend of mine who … More

4 flights, 2 birthdays but sadly no cat

Well, finally I got home to Wellington after a long journey, starting with a flight from Glasgow to London which … More

New Zealand, Singapore, Denmark

Well, I am typing this blog from a friend’s flat in Copenhagen, where I am recovering with a shower and … More

Packing, Sunday pizza and a sleepy cat

This is probably going to be my last blog post before I head off on my trip to Copenhagen, Aberdeen, … More

Tattoos, ta moko and traditions

I’m going slightly of my usual themes in this post – no scones or cats – but still kind of … More