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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would of course have to talk about world events. We …

This week’s small pleasures #206

It is the last day of August, and as the calendar ticks over tomorrow to the 1st September, we properly see us enter spring.

Making the weekend shine…with a bit of rain…or a short trip to Nelson (part 1)

A weekend away is always a good thing I believe. You have to stop the normal rushing around and take …

Mindlessly frittering away

What is nicer than taking a day off work in the middle of the week, when everyone else is at …

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would chat about life, about Charlie how seems to have …

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 …

Spring! This week’s small pleasures #70

While lots of bloggers in the northern hemisphere are writing about autumn, pumpkins, leaves falling off trees and getting cosy, down here we are in the process of celebrating spring.

This week’s small pleasures #59

Time to focus on the little things that makes us smile

Never be accurate about your age

Today, 3rd July, is my birthday.  Here, of course, in New Zealand, it is the middle of winter, but growing …

This week’s small pleasures #52

This was the week that saw the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, another incident in …