Cook Book Club: la cuisine française

My introduction to French food was on my first trip to Paris at the age of eight. I vividly remember … More

Wednesday Words and Whimsy

Wednesday dawned, and as usual, we were woken before the alarm by the call of the kākā. With it being … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would wish each other season’s greetings, talk about how we … More

It is Easter Monday evening and the end of the long weekend. It has been lovely to have some time … More

There are times when we want to eat our favourites, and there are times when we need a change, to … More

Where have the holidays gone? I can’t believe I am going back to work on Thursday – the past few … More

It is Monday evening again here in Aotearoa, and time for this week’s small pleasures and a time to reflect … More

I had never really thought about a word of the year before until I came across Deb of Deb’s World’s … More

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

I started getting this post together on Sunday, and had to change my planned intro, as at 7pm we heard … More