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

Kia ora koutou! I know spring weather is changeable, but this week has seen warm sunshine, a quick flurry of … More

Kia ora! This week is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, or Māori language week, which is celebrating its 50th … More

It has been a quiet week, but the biggest small pleasure (if one can say that) was having Karl home … More

Today is not only the first of September, but also the first day of spring (if you measure seasons in … More

It is Monday evening. After a short stroll for a bit of fresh air after work, I heated up homemade … More

I’m not sure where this week has gone…what seemed like piles of laundry got done, but I have not finished … More

It was one of those week where I had to travel for work up to Auckland as I mentioned on … More

You can really feel that the days are getting longer, just those slightly lighter mornings on the way to work … More