This week’s small pleasures #196

It was a week in which we had a lot of rain…and I mean a lot of rain. The skies … More

This week’s small pleasures #193

It is the first day of June, the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand (complete with a 21 gun salute at noon) and also the start of winter.

I used to write a monthly round-up of things I had read, watched and listened to, but I found I … More

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

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea we would agree it has been ages since we sat … More

Hello from a lovely, warm, sunny Summer Wellington. It is time for Six on Saturday, with thanks once again to The … More

Remember last Saturday in Wellington? It was a glorious warm, sunny spring day. Today, however, it is like winter: cold, … More