Fresh out of the oven: a plum cake

There were half a dozen ripe plums sitting in the fruit bowl on Saturday. I considered a crumble, but we … More

This week’s small pleasures #262

Christmas is just around the corner…along with summer holidays and time to read, relax and recuperate from 2021. I can … More

Here we are, half way through March already. As I mentioned on Saturday, you can really feel autumn is at … More

Another week, another set of small pleasures. There was a visit to the bookshop, some lovely comments from fellow bloggers … More

Summer continues, with more sunny days, blue skies…and the odd bits of rain, which is of course great for the … More

What a week in world news…from a plane crash in Indonesia, to the never ending tales of Covid, to the … More

Two hundred and twenty two small pleasures posts! Gosh…I have been writing on this themes for quite a while, and … More

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on Sunday evening, New Zealand time, as tomorrow evening I am off … More

Do you ever start to read a book and not want it to end? A book so delightful or well-written … More

One thing I love is food shopping. Seeing piles of fruit and vegetables piled high, rows of fresh bread, stacks … More