When engaged in eating: Hamilton

I’ve been up in Hamilton again this week, where most of the time there was sunshine and stunning sunrises and sunsets. Hamilton tends to get a bad press, but there is a lot more going on than you might suspect.

This week’s small pleasures #112

And so here we are again with a round up of the small things that brought pleasure, joy and smiles … More

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

This week’s small pleasures #107

Saturday saw the first day of spring, and it was a lovely, sunny day too. But today, Monday feels like … More

A couple of small victories

Regular readers may recall a post from a couple of weeks back, Stories of Pretend Meals, in which I mentioned … More

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

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

It’s been a couple of months since I did one of these posts, and having just read Don’t Give A … More

This week’s small pleasures #83

Here we are again with a look back on this week’s small pleasures. There were some despite having a cold… … More

This week’s small pleasures #82

So here we are in February already! January was the hottest month that New Zealand has had in 150 years, … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 5: Let’s eat

This is the season of food. Whether you are in the northern hemisphere and enjoying soups, stews and hot chocolate, … More