This week’s small pleasures #194

At 3pm this afternoon, the Prime Minister announced that New Zealand is moving to Level 1 from midnight tonight. There … More

This week’s small pleasures #193

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

I didn’t get my usual Wednesday post done yesterday. I was tired and not in a particularly good temper so … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would actually be meeting in person for the first time … More

At 4pm today, the Prime Minister announced a staggered move to alert level 2. Retail, restaurants, cinema (and best of … More

I’ll be honest and say I have a love/hate relationship with apples. On one hand, nothing beats the crunch of … More

Another week in lockdown. New Zealand has a 4-level COVID-19 alert system, with each alert level telling the public what … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, of course, be doing so from our own homes … More

It is Monday again, and I am determined to keep reminding myself of the small pleasures of the week. And … More

I’m not going to mention you know what. This weekly post is about small pleasures, and I believe at this … More