The past week has seen good food, conversations and some very mixed weather. Today, for example, it was grey, then … More
Tag: Sunday
A long weekend in Melbourne (part 2)
We have lost Internet connection, so using data from my phone and my iPad today, so a brief post for … More
This week’s small pleasures #293
Those of you who have had Covid, will know it takes a while to get over and feel back to … More
This week’s small pleasures #261
Another week and a new month, the last month of the year, summer, festivities….yes folks it is December already. The … More
A seat at the table: Beer no evil, empanadas so good
With things opening up again at Lockdown Level 2 Delta (as it is known…), we were able to go to … More
This week’s small pleasures #246
Sunday morning, the sun was shining, the sky was blue…and we both got our first Covid-19 vaccinations. Now if that … More
This week’s small pleasures #245
It seems winter has returned – at least for a couple of days. Sunday was bitterly cold and it rained … More
This week’s small pleasures #238
This week’s small pleasures should be subtitled ‘the Auckland edition’ because the focus this week is our weekend trip to Auckland.
This week’s small pleasures #232
I always start this post on a Sunday, and to be honest had to really think about what to write … More
This week’s small pleasures #230
Yesterday, Sunday, was Anzac Day, the day on which New Zealand and Australia remember all those who killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. T
Thistles and Kiwis 