This week’s small pleasures 501

Well, what started out as a good week with an exhibition, sunshine and tickets for the ballet, ended with me … More

This week’s small pleasures #434

With the clocks going back this weekend, autumnal days are well and truly here. It hasn’t turned cold yet, but … More

As you may have noticed, this week’s small pleasures is in two parts. There was just so much to report … More

What with one thing and another, the week was one of highs and lows: hearing from friends I hadn’t heard … 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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would sit you down while I cooked us up some … More

What a week! Lockdown at Level 4 started at as the clock ticked over into Wednesday, and suddenly we went … More

Here we are in May already, and time for the first small pleasures post of the month. It is autumn … More

Summer continues, with more sunny days, blue skies…and the odd bits of rain, which is of course great for the … More

On Sunday morning, before we headed to the airport and our flight back to Wellington, we took a walk along … More