A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
I’ve been sitting for ages trying to think of a good opening sentence for this week’s small pleasures post. It was a week where we ate out at a favourite restaurant, when it felt that summer was here when we went to Thorndon Fair (not today though…rain again) and when we lit candles to mark the second Sunday in Advent.
For most of 2020, I have made a note each day of three things that have brought me joy, made me smile or just feel grateful for at that particular moment.
A few things have happened this week in the world. The endless wait for the US election results (phew!) came … More
Who can believe it is November already? 2020 has been such a strange year we all agree. Forgetting the headlines … More
So….here we are…another Monday…..and the skies are grey and the rain is pouring down in contrast to weather earlier last … More
It is Monday again, so time for a round up of this week’s small pleasures. I worked at home all … More
It is the last day of August, and as the calendar ticks over tomorrow to the 1st September, we properly see us enter spring.
Where to begin this week’s small pleasures, when today our Prime Minister announced that New Zealand would go into a … More
Monday has come around again, and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures. It was not a particularly good … More
Here we are already into the middle of February – hard to believe. It is Monday and therefore time for … More
