We are still on holiday, taking extra days to enjoy the summer. Many people went back to work today, some … More
Category: Daily Life
In Wildness is the preservation of the World
The days around Christmas and New Year are, if you are on holiday like we are, a chance to go those places that at weekends get forgotten in the piles of ironing, grocery shopping and laundry.
Christmas comes but once a year…
I’m sure like me you struggle to remember what day of the week it is at this time of year. … More
This week’s small pleasures #119
This time next week will be Christmas Eve, so there will be no Small Pleasures post as we will be … More
Wordless Wednesday: Thorndon Fair
Sunday saw us head down to the annual Thorndon Fair, held the first Sunday of December, just in time for … More
This week’s small pleasures #116
It is Monday evening here, and it has been raining all day. It hasn’t been cold, just wet, and I … More
That was the week…that was…
So it is Friday evening here, a week with heavy rain and sunshine (and in the same day), a week that was busy at work, a week in which Karl ate a halloumi and mushroom burger (and good it was too) and a week in which I binged listened to Australian true crime podcast Teacher’s Pet.
This week’s small pleasures #115
Here we are again with my weekly roundup of small pleasures. There is quite a variety this week, so let’s … More
A Sunday stroll
The weather is definitely getting warmer, and we have had a lovely (mostly) sunny weekend. We are seeing the last … More
Walking to work: spring
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… “It is the sun shining on the rain and the … More
