This week’s small pleasures #131

After a few gloriously sunny days, and stunning weather over the weekend (see Saturday’s post), today has turned grey and … More

What I learned in February: vegan baking

As I may have mentioned, this year, instead of resolutions, I am challenging myself to learn or do something each … More

So here we are again for a round up of some of the little things that brought pleasure this week. … More

I love buying flowers, though am a hopeless at arranging them. They bring a lightness and brightness to a room and lift the spirits on a dull day.

What was in your shopping basket this week?

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve had a chance to do a small pleasures post, but here we … More

I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before, but my mother was not a cook. She enjoyed food, but not cooking, and … More

This week could have been labelled ‘scone week’. There was a tasty cranberry scone at Floriditas on Cuba Street, a … More

As I sit here in this gorgeous sunny Saturday afternoon, a pot of pina colada green tea beside me and … More

Red, orange and yellow, colours maybe more associated with autumn, seem to be the colours this winter (July is winter … More