The sun has had his hat on

What a glorious sunny start there has been to 2018! Not sure quite how hot it has been (the met … More

A New Year

New Zealand is one of the first countries to welcome in the new year, so for us, all the festivities … More

It’s the summer solstice, the longest day here in the Southern Hemisphere. It was a beautiful start to the day … More

This is a reblogged post from Blogmas 2016. If you’ve ever had a Christmas card from New Zealand, it may … More

Here we are at what will probably be the last small pleasures post of the year. Next Monday is Christmas … More

For those of us ‘down under’, Christmas marks the start of summer holidays, of long days hopefully in the sun, … More

With having done a blog post every day this week, picking out particular things as small pleasures that I haven’t … More

Today we picked up our supply of Swedish food for Christmas. With a fridge now full of different herrings, and … More

Actually, today, 4th December, is my Name Day. If you live in a country that celebrates Name Days (eg Poland … More

I got some bad news this morning, which has kind of altered what I was going to write today. It … More