A seat at the table: Christmas

One thing we can all agree on I am sure is that at this time of year we all like … More

This week’s small pleasures #222

Two hundred and twenty two small pleasures posts! Gosh…I have been writing on this themes for quite a while, and … More

Fellow New Zealand blogger Zimmerbitch hosts a virtual tea party each month, where we can all get together virtually and … More

Today is the last day of November, St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of several countries including Scotland) and also the … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping orange pekoe from tLeafT and eating miniature … More

Gosh…week 47 of the year (according to my diary), and only 45 days until the end of the year (again, according to my diary).

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would of course have to talk about world events. We … More

I love reading but often find it hard to carve out the time. I walk to work, so don’t have a commute on which to read.

Who can believe it is November already? 2020 has been such a strange year we all agree. Forgetting the headlines … More

This week saw sunshine, spring and a trip to Christchurch. We flew down on Friday morning and back on Sunday, … More