Spring! This week’s small pleasures #70

While lots of bloggers in the northern hemisphere are writing about autumn, pumpkins, leaves falling off trees and getting cosy, down here we are in the process of celebrating spring.

Spring sneezes

I was at Pilates this evening, stretching out my stressed and tight limbs, when I realised I had that scratchy … More

This week’s small pleasures #69

So, here we are, at the end of another week, and a time to reflect on those little things that … More

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne

I love going to Botanic Gardens. Whether it is because I went frequently to the marvellous ones in Edinburgh where … More

A short trip to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

Having spent Saturday night watching the election results from New Zealand (enough said…), we recovered by heading out on Sunday … More

Floriade Canberra

Now in its thirtieth year, Floriade is an annual spring event here in Canberra. The first one was held to … More

This week’s small pleasures #67

So here we are again, with another round of this week’s small pleasures. I think this is such an important … More

Spring is the time of the year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade

It is Friday evening, and I like to do a blog post at the end of the week to put … More

This week’s small pleasures #66

So here we are again, this Monday evening in New Zealand, and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures.

Nourishing the soul

I woke up this Sunday and realised that I had the whole day ahead of me, with no plans. What … More