A long weekend in Melbourne (part 2)

We have lost Internet connection, so using data from my phone and my iPad today, so a brief post for … More

What’s on my plate: Pacifica

Knowing we were returning to Napier at the end of December, I got online early and booked a table at … More

If you saw Monday’s post, you would have seen that Sunday was my birthday. I really celebrated in style this … More

We are now into Wellington on a Plate season here, a month long celebration of food, with events, special dishes, … More

For a pre-Valentine’s Day treat, we went to Shed 5 on Thursday evening after my Pilates class. It was a … More

A Tuesday evening in summer, just before Christmas, seemed like just the right time to go out for dinner as … More

Apparently, Plato said “he was a wise man who invented beer.” As I came across this on a quote website, … More

This weekend saw us fly over The Ditch (as the Tasman Sea is affectionately known) for a mini break to Melbourne.

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on a Sunday again, not because I am travelling but because I am going to a Wellington on a Plate event.

Saturday saw us head to Beervana, the annual beer festival here in Wellington. This year there were over 60 breweries … More