This week’s small pleasures #109

Here we are again, Monday evening and time to reflect on the small pleasures of the week just past. It … 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

August in Wellington sees the final days of the New Zealand International Film Festival, the start of Wellington on a … More

Today, Monday, is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand. It is a bit grey and damp, but still, … More

After a wet and wild night, the weather turned to autumn sunshine, much to Charlie’s delight, as he had been … More

As regular readers know, my morning walk to work is one of my daily small pleasures. Each day is different, … More

Taste testing beetroot, vegan mushroom slices, coconut yoghurt and vegan cheese.

Since I was on holiday in Canberra and Melbourne last week, I have a lot of small pleasures to share, … More

I woke up this Sunday and realised that I had the whole day ahead of me, with no plans. What … More

I’m writing this on Sunday evening while feeling a bit under the weather… that blocked head, itchy eye feeling when … More