This week’s small pleasures #280: a trip to New Plymouth

Today is Anzac Day, the national day of remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. Covid restrictions have meant slightly different … More

Sunday morning stroll

On Sunday morning, before we headed to the airport and our flight back to Wellington, we took a walk along … More

Today’s Wordless Wednesday comes from The Botanic Gardens in Wellington. Tulips and flowers galore…and even a little bit of red … More

I have rediscovered the positive benefits of idling, of doing little, of spending time not doing much. There is no … More

I often wonder what New Zealand must have sounded like before man arrived, and imagine an extremely noisy place, with … More

I’ve only been to Christchurch twice, but on both occasions the weather gods have not been good to us. Our … More

So here we are on Boxing Day, sitting in the sunshine having just Skyped my family in the USA, and … More

We woke on Sunday to a beautiful blue sky, and the promise of some lovely weather. After an excellent breakfast … More

It has been a really wet week here, with lots of rain, even though it is still warm outside. If … More