This week’s small pleasures comes to you as Christmas approaches at an ever increasing speed. Anyway, first up is the … More
Category: Food and Drink
Beer at the Basin
It’s December, and officially summer here, and to celebrate this fact, we, and many others, attended the second Beer at … More
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
This week’s small pleasures #114
This week’s small pleasures is coming to you a day early as I am off out and about tomorrow (Monday). … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would talk about spring, about the changeable weather, about … More
This week’s eats #4
It is Friday, the sun is shining, and I took an extra day off work (Monday is the Labour Day holiday here in New Zealand). What is not to like? Well, the fact I have a cold. Never mind, it hasn’t stopped me enjoying some good things to eat this week.
This week’s eats #3
So here we are with the third in the occasional series This week’s eats. First up, some olive oil brought back … More
A weekend away: Waiheke Island
Last weekend, we headed up to Auckland and sailed over to Waiheke Island, a mere 35 minute ferry-ride from the … More
This week’s eats #2
Here we are with the second in the occasional series of this week’s eats. It is spring here, and I … More
Rhubarb and rose
Do you ever find yourself drawn to make a particular recipe for no obvious reason, but you just want to have a go?
