Waikato Weekend: Raglan

On Saturday, we drove over to Raglan, a coastal town about 45 minute drive west of Hamilton. It is particularly … More

This week’s small pleasures #93

I’m writing this on a wet Monday evening, just the sort of day you want to spend just lying on the sofa with a good book or a film, a pot of tea and some hot, buttered toast. Ahh…we can but dream…

This week’ s small pleasures #92

So here we are again…a round up of a few of the small pleasures from this past week.

Islands surrounded by water…or our travels to Europe part 1

As I mentioned in my last post, we are just back from our trip to Europe. I thought I would … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 14: Presents

Last year I notice I did a ‘bah humbug’ post, while in an hotel in Auckland. This year’s equivalent is … More

Blogmas Day 11: This week’s small pleasures

With having done a blog post every day this week, picking out particular things as small pleasures that I haven’t … More

Six things to do in your lunch break

If, like me, you work in an office in town, you probably long for the lunch break to get out … 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 be making ourselves comfortable on this, the second … More

Lipstick and literature

I confess, I have always had an interest in cosmetics and beauty products. Why I feel a need to confess … More

This week’s small pleasures #51

This week’s small pleasures include a new cook book and soup.