This week’s small pleasures #208

Mark Twain said: In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Well, he wasn’t wrong.

Six on Saturday 12.09.20

After a cold week, with lots of rain (including the sort rain that wakes you up at 4am), today was … More

This week’s small pleasures #207

In all honesty, I struggled a bit this week to find some small pleasures. It was just one of those weeks – bad weather, the cancellation of a foodie event and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising programme due to Level 2 restrictions, and feeling a bit under the weather. But as usual, there were things to bring a smile and to remind us of the good things that are around us.

Six on Saturday 05.09.20

After last week’s lovely sunny days, the weather has changed, with rain, strong winds and general greyness about. In the … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, naturally, talk about the weather, about the cold, crisp … More

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

Six on Saturday 11.07.20

This week, there were definitely a couple of days that made you think ‘winter is really here’. There were some … More

Six on Saturday 04.07.20

Well, here we are, July already. It is hard to believe we are in the second half of the year. … More

This week’s small pleasures #196

It was a week in which we had a lot of rain…and I mean a lot of rain. The skies … More