This week’s small pleasures #254

It is Monday evening and time, as usual, to consider the small pleasures of the week. There were welcome opportunities … More

Another week, another rise in Covid cases, but also a rise in those getting vaccinated, which at least is a … More

This week’s small pleasures #253

Well…cases of ‘you know what’ in the Waikato has put Hamilton and surrounding area into a Level 3 lockdown. Meanwhile, … More

I’m not sure where the week has gone. It is Monday evening here again, and time for another round up … More

So we stay ‘Level 2 Delta’ here in New Zealand for another week, while Auckland remains tightly locked down at … More

So at 4pm the Prime Minister announced that all of New Zealand, except for Auckland, will go down to Level … More

Another day in lockdown, with 562 cases now. We’ll be dropping down to Level 3 here on Wednesday, but Auckland … More

What a week! Lockdown at Level 4 started at as the clock ticked over into Wednesday, and suddenly we went … More

Sunday morning, the sun was shining, the sky was blue…and we both got our first Covid-19 vaccinations. Now if that … More

It seems winter has returned – at least for a couple of days. Sunday was bitterly cold and it rained … More