Packing, Sunday pizza and a sleepy cat

This is probably going to be my last blog post before I head off on my trip to Copenhagen, Aberdeen, … More

Queen’s Birthday Holiday Weekend: Sunday sun

Usually when the weather sees that there is a public holiday on the calendar, it arranges for rain or wind … More

Blue potatoes, sushi and winter sunshine

After the windy weather of the past week, the weather has changed today, Saturday, and we had a gloriously sunny … More

Autumn, winter and spring

Winter seems to be here, starting with a vengeance on Sunday with gale force winds that nearly blew me away … More

Fire, wind and rainy day baking

I woke up on Saturday morning to near gale force winds, rain and the really sad news about the fire … More

A small challenge, the cat and autumn skies

Yesterday I was challenged on Facebook to post for 5 days a photograph of everyday things involving me in some … More

Anzac Biscuits, measuring cups and a very windy beach

This Friday, 25th April, was Anzac Day, the day that commemorates all New Zealanders and Australians killed in war, as well … More

Sun, wind and two new cats

I’ve only been living in the southern hemisphere for just over a year, so I still have to do a … More

Autumn, a lunch and a fish pie

After the lovely weather we have been having, it was all change this week, with rain, mist and wind all … More

Sunshine, blue skies and some healthy scones

The weather has been really lovely this week, with some of those brilliant blue skies you see here.  It can’t … More