Blogmas 2017 Day 21: Midsummer

It’s the summer solstice, the longest day here in the Southern Hemisphere. It was a beautiful start to the day … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 19: The Kiwi Chirstmas Tree, The Pōhutukawa

This is a reblogged post from Blogmas 2016. If you’ve ever had a Christmas card from New Zealand, it may … More

Having spent Saturday night watching the election results from New Zealand (enough said…), we recovered by heading out on Sunday … More

So here we are again, this Monday evening in New Zealand, and time to reflect on this week’s small pleasures.

‘Is the spring coming?’ he said. ‘What is it like?’ ‘It is the sun shining on the rain and the … More

Here we are again on a rather wet Monday evening, thinking about the small pleasures that brought a smile to … More

A great way to start the week, is to write about the small pleasures of the week that has past. … More

Every now and again, we all need to switch off, do nothing and enjoy the world around us. I’ve only … More

After a couple of work trips to Hamilton (and another one next week…) it was nice to take a trip … More

As May draws to and end today, winter is here, though for me coming from northern Europe, walking about in … More