A seat at the table: Switzerland meets New Zealand

On Tuesday evening, we were lucky enough to attend an evening of good wine and food at Noble Rot Wine … More

A seat at the table: Graze Wine Bar

On Sunday, we walked up to Kelburn to visit Graze Wine Bar, housed in what used to be a butcher’s … More

If you saw Monday’s post, you would have seen that Sunday was my birthday. I really celebrated in style this … More

We are now in July, which happens to be my birthday month. When I was a child growing up in … More

On a chilly winter Sunday evening, we headed down to Daisy’s restaurant in Thorndon, to celebrate Karl’s birthday a day … More

There has been some atrocious weather as I mentioned on Saturday. With hailstones battering the decking for a short period … More

The protesters outside Parliament have now been there for two weeks and show no sign of moving. Their behaviour is … More

On the last day of our short trip up to Hawke’s Bay, we went over to Elephant Hill winery. Founded … More

I’m a day late for the What’s on my plate challenge this month…but I am on holiday in the beautiful … More

As we approach the end of a year, like many of us, I’m taking a few moments to look back … More