Six on Saturday 01.08.20

After some glorious, sunny weather last weekend and at the start of the week, today is grey and overcast. It … More

Time for a short holiday

If you read last Thursday’s post, you will have seen that we recently took a short trip up to Napier … More

Well, things are getting back to ‘normal’ here in New Zealand as I mentioned in my post yesterday. Shops are … More

It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More

After a mostly sunny week, with lots of bright blue skies, today is overcast and grey. I did get in … More

For this week’s Wordless Wednesday post, the focus is on trees. To be precise, trees in autumn in the Botanic … More

In New Zealand and Australia it is Anzac Day. But this year there were no dawn services: the first time … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…it would, of course, not be face to face. I would … More

It is autumn, and we have had some lovely sunny days for lovely walks in the Botanic Gardens. Again. I … More

Yes…autumn is here with cooler nights and signs of the season.