A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
Whenever I start writing a small pleasures post, I start with looking at what photos I have taken during the week. Sometimes they inspire, sometimes there isn’t a lot to report. This week there were lots of small pleasures, including three days of holiday.
One of life’s pleasures for me, and for many of you out there, is finding a favourite café to sit … More
In a week that saw the opening of the Trans Tasman bubble, the death at far too early an age … More
On Saturday night, the government announced that all of New Zealand, except Auckland, is going back up to Covid-alert Level 2. Auckland is now at Level 3, after more community outbreaks in the south of the city.
This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on … More
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
Here we are, already half way through the month, with holidays fast approaching. I can hardly wait for the summer … More
Today is the last day of November, St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of several countries including Scotland) and also the … More
On Saturday evening in Christchurch we headed over to New Regent Street, a really pretty terraced street. The precinct, opened … More
Thistles and Kiwis 