Six on Saturday

Hello from a sunny, warm Wellington, where the sky is blue and we are being deafened by cicadas. It is … More

This week’s small pleasures #122

It’s Monday, it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It is a lovely hot summer evening, we are well fed … More

Six on Saturday

So here we are again, and time for Six on Saturday. I haven’t much new to report, as I had … More

So that was the week…a film, a conversation and a full diary

There was no time to blog, read much or catch up with things this week. It was one of those … More

This week’s small pleasures #121

It’s Monday…it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It was the first week back at work after a three week … More

The high point of the season

One of the best things about eating in summer is the piles of berries…strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, blackberries….though I do … More

Six on Saturday

Hello again and Happy New Year wonderful gardening bloggers! We were in Brisbane last week, so this is my first … More

Thoughts on Thursday

We are still on holiday, taking extra days to enjoy the summer. Many people went back to work today, some … More

In Wildness is the preservation of the World

The days around Christmas and New Year are, if you are on holiday like we are, a chance to go those places that at weekends get forgotten in the piles of ironing, grocery shopping and laundry.

This year’s travels: 2018 review

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More