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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, I would tell you how nice it was to have … More

This week’s small pleasures: episode 25

While I have reached my quarter century of small pleasures posts, Mani over at A New Life Wandering has reached … More

Good food, good wine and a weekend in Napier

It’s been ages since we last took a weekend trip away, so it was lovely to escape the awful weather … More

That was the week…#3

The lack of a mid week blog post as an indication of just how busy the past few days have … More

This Week’s Small Pleasures (episode 2)

A few posts back, I did a small pleasures post, and as this week has been one filled with these, … More

Swans, sausage and Saturday: a weekend in Melbourne part 3

As Friday evening approached, we decided to head out early with the hope of getting a table at a restaurant … More

Sea, sand and spaghetti: a weekend in Melbourne part 2

I finished the last post just before we moved hotels to the Alto Hotel on Bourke Street.  To be honest, … 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 be saying to you – where has … More

An Egg, a fish and a brief trip to Hawke’s Bay

After a couple of work trips to Hamilton (and another one next week…) it was nice to take a trip … More

Sunshine on the west coast: a trip to New Plymouth

This being the Labour Day weekend holiday here in New Zealand, we headed off on a short trip over to … More