This week’s small pleasures #427

Here we are in the middle of February already. Melodifestivalen is on in Sweden (just catching up on Saturday’s heat … More

They walk beside us every day

Today, 6 February, is Waitangi Day, commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi which is considered to be New … More

This week’s small pleasures post is coming to you on Sunday evening as tomorrow I am off for a cataract … More

Today is the Wellington Anniversary holiday, and the sun shone – hoorah! We have had a relaxing day, reading, cooking … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would wish each other season’s greetings, talk about how we … More

It is nearly Christmas, and we are all ready to get cooking tomorrow for our Christmas Eve feast. The meatball … More

Iti te kupu,nui te whakaaro This whakataukī or proverb means ‘a small thing can mean a lot’, is something I … More

Today’s post is a bit of a mishmash of things seen recently in and around the city, just things I … More

December rolls on, and it is only 2 weeks until Christmas. The herring has arrived (including the correct fish for … More

Things came to a stop in Wellington CBD on Tuesday as te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti came to town on … More