This week’s eats #3

So here we are with the third in the occasional series This week’s eats. First up, some olive oil brought back … More

Six on Saturday

I wish I could remember where I first read about The Propagator’s weekly garden blogging challenge Six on Saturday, but … More

Last weekend, we headed up to Auckland and sailed over to Waiheke Island, a mere 35 minute ferry-ride from the … More

“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… “It is the sun shining on the rain and the … More

Here we are again, Monday evening and time to reflect on the small pleasures of the week just past. It … More

It’s Friday evening, the skies are grey, it is cold outside, but inside there is the lovely smell of cooking … More

Saturday saw the first day of spring, and it was a lovely, sunny day too. But today, Monday feels like … More

So here we are, and another week of small pleasures, some of which I talked about in my last post…which … More

As winter draws to a close here in the Southern Hemisphere, with, as I have already reported, many signs of … More

So here we are again, with this week’s small pleasures…spring is in the air, Wellington on a Plate is in … More