Wairarapa weekend

It’s the start of autumn, and it certainly felt like it on Friday morning when the heavens opened and the … More

This week’s small pleasures #127

Another week, another wee set of small pleasures. I took Thursday afternoon off work, and went shopping for birthday presents, … More

It is now officially autumn. We have had some more rain, but also some more sun, including this afternoon. The … More

It was a busy and a bit of a stressful week for me, and the poor plants were totally neglected. … More

It is February already – can you believe it? We have had a lot of lovely, sunny summer days, and have been making the most of the season.

Hello from a sunny, warm Wellington, where the sky is blue and we are being deafened by cicadas. It is … More

It’s Monday…it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It was the first week back at work after a three week … More

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More

This time next week will be Christmas Eve, so there will be no Small Pleasures post as we will be … More

Sunday saw us head down to the annual Thorndon Fair, held the first Sunday of December, just in time for … More