This week’s small pleasures #434

With the clocks going back this weekend, autumnal days are well and truly here. It hasn’t turned cold yet, but … More

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

If you enjoy good food and wine, Hawke’s Bay is the place to go. There are excellent restaurants, interesting shopping, … More

To say we have had mixed weather this summer is an understatement. From lovely warm sunny days in December, so … More

The first and second of January are public holidays here in New Zealand. Lots of places are closed, things are … More

E kore te maire tū wao, E raru i ngā raruraru o te wā.The maire which stands in the forest,Is not … More

It was a lovely sunny day on Sunday, so we hopped in the car and drove over the Remutaka Hills … More

We have had sunshine, wind and rain this week, making the early winter weather quite variable. We are now in … More

On Tuesday evening, we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar for one of their special evenings of wine tasting … More

I got up this morning and thought…hmmm…the days are getting shorter, autumn can’t be far away. But it is still summer, … More