Cee’s Challenge: Week 29

And so to Cee’s Challenge for this week.  It was a lovely sunny winter day, with temperatures back up to … More

Sunshine, rhubarb and muffins again

This week I read a really lovely piece in The New Yorker on food in literature, about the joy of … More

Sun, rain and eating out

I’m sitting here drinking some green tea with lemon and ginger and watching (and listening) to heavy rain falling.  It … More

6 things: weather, a visitor and a wee trip

I woke up this morning, Saturday, and couldn’t think what to write in this weekend’s post.  What had happened this … More

A lunch, a dinner and lots of fish

Friday was my birthday, and although it was grey and rainy and I had to go to work, it was … More

Wine, a fish pie and a new experience

On Sunday we did another of our trips over the Rimutaka Hills to Martinborough, lunching as usual at The Village … More

Cee’s Challenge: Week 26

And so to Cee’s Challenge as we reach half way through the year.  These questions were a mix of the … More

The week, the weekend and a wee visitor

After a few days of really cold weather, where we even got out Scandinavian sweaters, the sun came out again, … More

Cee’s Challenge: Week 25

Tuesday means Cee’s Challenge, already up to week 25.  Where has the year gone to?  It’s winter here of course, … More

Sun, Scandinavia and Mammas Äppelkaka

Sitting here this Friday evening with the rain coming down and the rather gloomy weather outside, it is hard to … More