Ten things to do on a staycation, the early spring edition

Like many people who remained fully employed during lockdown, I have not used as much annual leave as I would … More

This week’s small pleasures #204

This week’s small pleasures comes to you on the first day of my ‘staycation’. I’m taking a week off work … More

It is Thursday. It is ‘lille fredag’ – little Friday. Pizza has been delivered and consumed. Time to think of … More

It was a week in which we had a lot of rain…and I mean a lot of rain. The skies … More

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

I didn’t get my usual Wednesday post done yesterday. I was tired and not in a particularly good temper so … More

I’ll be honest and say I have a love/hate relationship with apples. On one hand, nothing beats the crunch of … More

It is a grey and wet Monday today. It is also a public holiday, for with Anzac Day falling on … More

Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More

I used to write a monthly round-up of things I had read, watched and listened to, but I found I … More