This week’s small pleasures #460

This post is coming to you from a hotel in Auckland. I’m up here for work, going home on Wednesday, … More

This week’s small pleasures #459

The big news in Aotearoa today has been the announcement of the winner of bird of the year. The award … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping some plain old English breakfast tea and … More

We seem to finally be getting some decent summer weather – of course, the schools are back and public holidays … More

With temperatures hovering around the 13C mark during the day, and crisp, light frosts in the early morning, it really … More

So here we are in February already, and summer continues with blue skies and sunshine – well, not all the … More

After a not too good start to the week where I was not feeling at my best, I gradually began … More

It has been really cold here the past couple of days. At least today, the sun has been shining which … More

It really feels like we are edging towards winter. It is darker in the morning as I head off to … More

It is hard to believe, but it is already 1st May. Autumn is here, the days are definitely getting shorter, … More