The clocks have now gone back an hour and we have to finally admit that autumn is here. French classes … More
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This week’s small pleasures #300
Can you believe there have now been 300 small pleasures posts – gosh! Well, this week’s edition brings together some … More
Words on Wednesday (or New Plymouth Part 2)
If you saw Monday’s post, you will see we took a short trip up to New Plymouth after Easter. The … More
Word of the year: creation
When I first heard of the concept of ‘word of the year’, I thought what a great idea, and decided … More
A walk on Wednesday
For my last post before Christmas, I’m going to take you on part of my walk today through the Botanic … More
Wordless Wednesday
Almost….pictures form a walk in the Botanic Gardens on Tuesday, starting with this stunning acer. Puriri tree planted in 1917 … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would agree not to talk about a five letter word … More
Words on Wednesday: still in lockdown
Wednesday is my non-working day of the week, and I normally go out for lunch, pick up bits of shopping, … More
This week’s small pleasures #241
There are some weeks that are full of small pleasures, there are some where you have to look for them. … More
This week’s small pleasures #230
Yesterday, Sunday, was Anzac Day, the day on which New Zealand and Australia remember all those who killed in war and also honours returned servicemen and women. T
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