Wordless Wednesday: The Botanic Gardens at the start of spring

The Botanic Gardens here in Wellington are really looking spring-like. There are daffodils, the first tulips, hyacinths, magnolia and my … More

This week’s small pleasures #154

The week began with a Monday at home, and the joy (?) of fridge cleaning and ironing, before moving onto … More

The transition of seasons

Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are transitioning from winter to spring. None of that ‘going back to school’ or end of summer here, but a joy that the days are getting longer and a sense that it is time to make plans.

This week’s small pleasures #152

I can’t believe it is Monday again…and time to stop and pause and think about the small pleasures of the … More

This week’s small pleasures #151

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on a Sunday again, not because I am travelling but because I am going to a Wellington on a Plate event.

This week’s small pleasures #150

This week’s small pleasures, is coming to you on Sunday as guess what? Yes, I am off on work travels … More

This week’s small pleasures #149

What a week! Travel, having an awful cough and a bit of a cold, going to films on the New Zealand International Film Festival and having our first tastes of Wellington on a Plate…yes, our diaries have been rather full, so all the more important to stop and remember the highlights.