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Using the senses: March

We use our senses every day, not always aware of what we are touching, seeing, hearing, smelling or tasting. Sometimes … More

bird song, dinner, hearing, March, oregano, pasta, senses, sight, smell, taste, The Bucket Fountain, touch, weather, weekend coffee share, Wellington

This week’s small pleasures #269

What a week of ups and downs….the downs include things going on at work, humid weather followed by 48 hours … More

agapanthus, bloggers, blueberries, cat, Charlie the Cat, Eating out, food, fruit, Italian food, pasta, shopping basket, Small Pleasures, summer, weather, weekend coffee share

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with big mugs full of French Early … More

beach, blue skies, conversation, cooking, dinner, food, friendship, If we were having coffee, New Zealand, Ottolenghi, pasta, staying positive, tea, Wellington

This week’s small pleasures #266

Today saw our return to work after what has been a lovely long summer holiday, that included Christmas, New Year … More

blue skies, food shopping, Lake Ferry, Makara, North Island, pasta, risotto, Small Pleasures, smoked salmon, South Island, summer, sunshine, weather, wind turbine

What’s on my plate January

I’m a day late for the What’s on my plate challenge this month…but I am on holiday in the beautiful … More

breakfast, curry, dinner, Eating out, lunch, monkfish, Napier, panini, pasta, tea, toast, venison, what's on my plate, wine

This week’s small pleasures #258

The past week has been such a week of contrasts, from the weather being both sunny and very wet, from … More

cinema, Eating out, films, garlic scapes, New Zealand International Film Festival, pasta, sandwich, sausages, Small Pleasures, spring, strawberries, tea, toad-in-the-hole, Wellington, wine

This week’s small pleasures #254

It is Monday evening and time, as usual, to consider the small pleasures of the week. There were welcome opportunities … More

bloggers, Botanic Gardens, cheese, ducklings, Eating out, fish and chips, food, hellebore, pasta, podcasts, salad, Small Pleasures, sushi, vegetables, witloof

This week’s small pleasures #250

So we stay ‘Level 2 Delta’ here in New Zealand for another week, while Auckland remains tightly locked down at … More

bloggers, burger, cabbage, cheese, chocolate, fennel, food, magnolia, pasta, podcasts, Small Pleasures, spring, toast, vegetables

A seat at the table: The Pandemic Pack Collaborative Cookbook Part 2

Lockdown hit us here in New Zealand on the 18th August, a day when I was supposed to be heading … More

A seat at the table, beef, cookbook, cooking, food, leek, pappardelle, pasta, ragu, Sunday dinner, The Pandemic Pack, weekend coffee share, Wellington

This week’s small pleasures #239

In a week that saw Wellington go back up to Covid Alert Level 2 (extended on Sunday for another 48 hours), closure of the Trans Tasman bubble for a few days, and lots of rain, it has been even more important to think about the small pleasures in life.

cafe, food, fruit, lunch, morning walk, pasta, sandwich, Small Pleasures, soup, tea, The Beehive, treats, vegetables, Wellington, winter

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