It really feels like we are edging towards winter. It is darker in the morning as I head off to … More
Tag: root vegetables
This week’s small pleasures #203
It is Monday again and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures. There were flowers, there was food, there … More
This week’s small pleasures #193
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.
This week’s small pleasures #191
It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More
This week’s small pleasures #145
In all honesty, this week was full of small pleasures as you might have guessed if you have read any … More
This week’s small pleasures #98
So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures, which I forgot to post yesterday, … More
This week’s small pleasures #96
Today, Monday, is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand. It is a bit grey and damp, but still, … More
The taste test #1
Some of you may remember I experimented with beetroot back in April. It’s not a vegetable I like, but thought … More
This week’s small pleasures #58
It’s been really hard to think of some small pleasures this week. It hasn’t been a good week what with … More
The one in which I ate beetroot…..
Anyone who knows me, is cogniscant of the fact that I hate beetroot. I love all root vegetables (well, not … More