A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
On Thursday, we headed out for a celebratory feast for my name day (St Barbara is the patron saint of explosives and firearms amongst other things….). It was also an evening celebrating 10 years of Noble Rot Wine Bar and also them acquiring local Truffle Wine Imports.
It is Wednesday evening, and we are sitting down to Masterchef Australia, full of delicious food, and planning our short … More
One of life’s small pleasures is sitting in a café, a good book in one hand, a tea or coffee … More
Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki.Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi.Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau. Celebrate the … More
The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the weeding is done, the pantry tidied up and the shelves in … More
I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which … More
Today saw our return to work after what has been a lovely long summer holiday, that included Christmas, New Year … More
This week’s small pleasures (number 263!) is all about Christmas and what we got up to over Christmas Eve, Christmas … More
On Saturday night, the government announced that all of New Zealand, except Auckland, is going back up to Covid-alert Level 2. Auckland is now at Level 3, after more community outbreaks in the south of the city.
I started getting this post together on Sunday, and had to change my planned intro, as at 7pm we heard … More
Thistles and Kiwis 