This week’s small pleasures #464

This week’s small pleasures – sunshine, ballet and seasonal produce.

When you need a seat…

Inspired by Jude’s Bench Challenge, here are some benches spotted on my lunch time walk today in Wellington’s CBD. 1. … More

We are already approaching the middle of July. The days are gradually getting longer, though with the weather it is … More

Today, 6 February, is Waitangi Day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi which is considered to be New … More

The sun was shining, the temperatures must have got up to 18C where we are, and since Pilates was cancelled … More

Today is the King’s Birthday public holiday here in New Zealand. The sun came out in the afternoon, and lit … More

The clocks have now gone back an hour and we have to finally admit that autumn is here. French classes … More

Can you believe there have now been 300 small pleasures posts – gosh! Well, this week’s edition brings together some … More

If you saw Monday’s post, you will see we took a short trip up to New Plymouth after Easter. The … More

When I first heard of the concept of ‘word of the year’, I thought what a great idea, and decided … More