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 Friday morning’s offshore earthquakes – a 7.1 at East Cape which was felt across the country (and which woke me up), and a 7.4 and 8.1 in the Kermadec Islands.

This week’s small pleasures #224

This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on …

Ten things to do on a staycation, the early spring edition

Like many people who remained fully employed during lockdown, I have not used as much annual leave as I would …

Six on Saturday Midwinter 2020

Today is midsummer in the northern hemisphere. and today is the big Swedish midsummer celebrations. For us of course it …

Banana Bread or what we baked in 2020

I am sure, like me, you have seen lots of social media posts of people showing what they have been …

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…well, we wouldn’t be in the same room. We would be …

But age with his stealing steps Hath clawed me in his clutch

Dear Peter So, you decided to leave us. The time had obviously come for you to go. Always contrary, sometimes …

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…or most likely a glass of wine…we would be sitting outside …

Six on Saturday 08.02.20

I started this post in sunshine, listening to cicadas and finishing the post looking out at grey skies. A real …

This week’s small pleasures #177

The news this week has hardly been joyful…from coronavirus to the fires continuing in Australia to Brexit there is not …