This week’s small pleasures: the Boxing Day edition

After lots of food on Christmas Eve, and more food yesterday, it was just as well we took a walk … More

Christmas Eve: blogmas 24 December

I’ve made it! I’ve finished the blogmas challenge. Here we are on Christmas Eve, time to spread the table with … More

If you’ve ever had a Christmas card from New Zealand, it may well have had a picture of some bright, … More

I woke up this morning to see that the wonderful Jamie over at Don’t Give a Jam had nominated me … More

Christmas is almost here, but there is always time to reflect back on the small pleasures of the last 7 … More

It’s Saturday, it sunshine and shorts weather, and it’s time to put up the Christmas tree. Even though this is … More

The Secret Santa – a possible minefield or a possible surprising treat. If you don’t know what a Secret Santa … More

Phew! It is Friday! I was up in Auckland yesterday and today on a work trip, and am not long … More

It’s Monday, it’s time for a small pleasures post AND it has to be a blogmas post too…can this be … More

I realised yesterday that I had better get on with writing this year’s Christmas cards if I want to them … More