August in Wellington sees the final days of the New Zealand International Film Festival, the start of Wellington on a … More
Tag: winter
This week’s small pleasures #103
I confess this wasn’t a particularly good week…I was on jury duty. While aspects were interesting, I found the whole … More
Stories of pretend meals
The book sits there, tantalising me to open it and sample its offerings. Promises of elegant and exquisite tastes, of … More
A brief stroll and a tasty supper
Having the afternoon and evening to myself, I took the opportunity to cook something just for me.
This week’s small pleasures #101
Here we are again, with the 101st small pleasures post! I feel I ought to celebrate or something….anyway, here we … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea
If we were having a coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting sipping some Earl Grey Blue … More
This week’s small pleasures #100
The 100th small pleasures post! Gosh…well, in a week that saw quite a bit of winter sunshine, work trips for … More
This week’s small pleasures #98
So here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures, which I forgot to post yesterday, … More
Singapore: museum visiting
My final post about our trip to Singapore, focusses on the museums we visited. I like museums, and particularly like … More
A winter’s day
We’ve had some pretty awful weather this week – rain and cold southerlies. The sort of weather where you really … More