Friday, flowers and flying time

I honestly have no idea where this week has gone. In terms of what I have achieved and done I … More

Summer, smells and tastes

Weather permitting (ie no gale force winds or heavy rain), I like to poke my nose outside with my morning … More

In this family, we make the most of our mixed heritage and celebrate both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On … More

Yesterday, Wednesday, I decided to treat myself to lunch. You could call it my office Christmas do, the office consisting … More

This week seems to have flown by, which just goes to show that doing nothing very much can be as … More

Strange weather (sun and wind at the same time) and a cold (my first since arriving in New Zealand) meant … More

Eating fruits and vegetables in season is something that I think we have forgotten how to do in northern Europe, … More

The weather this week has been very up and down: lots of rain and wind with sunshine in between. However, … More

Sunday morning began with croissants and ‘Dr Who’. We settled down to watch the 50th anniversary special ‘The Day of … More

The weather this weekend has been fantastic, lovely and hot and sunny. In fact, it has been shorts weather. To … More