This week’s small pleasures #363

After a not too good start to the week where I was not feeling at my best, I gradually began … More

Six on Saturday 23.09.23

I was in two minds about whether to post today, as I have done zero outside, not even deadheading the … More

It might be the middle of winter, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. Daytime temperatures have been around 16/17C … More

Well….I had planned out this post, talking about the rain today (again), the camellias and so on and then at … More

What gorgeous weather we have had these past few days – it almost feels like summer has returned. Now that … More

Goodness know what was going on with the weather this week. On Tuesday afternoon, the temperature dropped by10C within what … More

Autumn is here. February saw parts of the North Island receive 400% of the normal rainfall, and Napier had its … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would say how nice it was to catch up after … More

What a week…I’ve already mentioned Cyclone Gabrielle and the devastation it caused in Saturday’s post. Thousands are still unaccounted for, … More

It is still so humid here in Wellington, with days of still, sticky weather and mostly cloudy skies. Parts of … More