This week’s small pleasures #329

The clocks have gone back, autumn is here, and as they say in the country I grew up in, the … More

This week’s small pleasures #301

So I came home on Sunday last week, to sunshine, a magnolia in bloom and a cold and empty house. … More

This week’s small pleasures #294

We are at the end of July already – can you believe it? The mornings are getting brighter, the days … More

This week’s small pleasures #290

We are now in July, which happens to be my birthday month. When I was a child growing up in … More

This week’s small pleasures #278

It is Monday evening, dinner is in the oven (chicken breasts stuffed with cooked leek, tomatoes, basil and ricotta) and … More

This week’s small pleasures #258

The past week has been such a week of contrasts, from the weather being both sunny and very wet, from … More

Words on Wednesday

Wednesday dawned, a bit grey, but warm. With not having to work midweek, I treat myself to a leisurely breakfast, … More

This week’s small pleasures #251

We are now well in to September, and it is 9 years since we first visited Wellington prior to us … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, of course, talk about the weather. About flooding in … More

This week’s small pleasures #239

In a week that saw Wellington go back up to Covid Alert Level 2 (extended on Sunday for another 48 hours), closure of the Trans Tasman bubble for a few days, and lots of rain, it has been even more important to think about the small pleasures in life.