This week’s small pleasures #296

When I start to put my weekly list of small pleasures together, I often forget those little things that bring … More

Six on Saturday 06.08.22

There have been strong winds, there has been rain and there has been sunshine this week. There are also definite … More

It is pouring down with rain outside. Not a day to be in the garden or anywhere else outside, definitely … More

Those of you who have had Covid, will know it takes a while to get over and feel back to … More

While the northern hemisphere was experiencing record temperatures in some regions, down here we were experiencing some stormy winter weather, … More

We have been released from isolation, but the recovery from Covid carries on. With sunny weather forecast for tomorrow again, … More

We are now in July, which happens to be my birthday month. When I was a child growing up in … More

Yesterday in New Zealand, Matariki was celebrated for the first time as a national public holiday. Matariki signals the start of … More

There has been only one topic of conversation this week – yes, you’ve guessed it, the weather. A spectacular thunder … More

I think it may have been Dolly Parton who said if you want the rainbow, you have put up with … More