This week’s small pleasures #274

You can really feel autumn is here with darker mornings and a slight chill in the air. We have still … More

Using the senses: March

We use our senses every day, not always aware of what we are touching, seeing, hearing, smelling or tasting. Sometimes … More

It’s Monday evening here in Wellington. We are sitting enjoying the aroma of chicken cooking in the oven (Diana Henry’s … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be drinking mugs of Earl Grey tea and eating … More

Where to start about this past week? Covid cases on the rise in New Zealand, the squatters are still at … More

The protesters are still outside Parliament, Covid cases are on the rise (New Zealand hasn’t reached peak numbers of Omicron … More

What a week here in Wellington. Weather wise, there was sunshine and then, at the weekend, the tail end of … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting outside in the rather humid weather listening … More

What a glorious summer we have been having! Lots of warm, sunny days that lift the spirits in these gloomy … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with big mugs full of French Early … More