Easter weekend: sunshine, wine and lunches

Easter Sunday proved another sunny, early autumn day, and after eggs (both hen and chocolate), we set off as planned … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, I would pour you a cup made from tea from … More

Yes it’s Friday, and I have the day off work! Hoorah! In my last post I mentioned how dry it … More

I enjoyed writing my last what I did on a Sunday post, so thought I’d do another one. The day … More

Spring is the time of plans and projects so they say (actually, I think it was Tolstoy?), and although part … More

There are several expressions I can’t stand – one being ‘when life gives you lemons….’. There’s just something so dreadfully … More

Another 6 things post, a very random collection of things that happened last week and over the weekend. 1) A … More

This week I read a really lovely piece in The New Yorker on food in literature, about the joy of … More

On Sunday we did another of our trips over the Rimutaka Hills to Martinborough, lunching as usual at The Village … More

Sitting here this Friday evening with the rain coming down and the rather gloomy weather outside, it is hard to … More