The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play

I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More

The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one

On Saturday morning, with a little time so spend before Pilates, I wandered into Commonsense Organics on Wakefield Street. I … More

Here we are again for a round up of this week’s small pleasures. Thanks again to Mani over at A … More

This week could have been labelled ‘scone week’. There was a tasty cranberry scone at Floriditas on Cuba Street, a … More

When we were up in Napier at the weekend, we felt we had to take the chance to sample some … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would naturally talk about the weather, the earthquake and … More

Yes it is Monday evening again, and time for some more small pleasures from last week, Thanks again to A … More

As I sit here in this gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon, a pot of pina colada green tea beside me and … More

I’m posting this week’s small pleasures on a Sunday again, as tomorrow morning I’m off up to Hamilton, and will … More

There is something special about Saturday mornings. Whether it is the knowledge that it is the start of two days … More