At seat at the table: Rātā

There is no Six on Saturday post from me today as we are away for the weekend, down in Queenstown. … More

A seat at the table: Field & Green

It is a bit of tradition that on Thursday evening after Pilates we go for something to eat. It can … More

Have you ever had a Proustian moment? That brief ‘taste memory’ based on the childhood memories that come to the … More

The week seems to have flown by, and here we are again for a round of this week’s small pleasures. … More

I’m writing this post from a hotel room in Rotorua, where we gave come for a very mini break, as … More

Not content with all the beer we tried on Saturday at Beervana, on Sunday we headed down to the Sprig … More

I was sitting trying to think of a good title for this third blog post about our excellent, if rather … More

It is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand today, and a lovely sunny day it was too, so … More

Given that it is Saturday evening, it is more likely we’d be having a glass of wine rather than a … More

We are just home from a lovely relaxing weekend over the Rimutaka Hills in Martinborough, where, as regular readers will … More