This week’s Wordless Wednesday showcases the Wellington waterfront on Saturday morning, when we had glorious, sunny weather that was positively … More
Tag: Te Papa
This week’s small pleasures #119
This time next week will be Christmas Eve, so there will be no Small Pleasures post as we will be … More
6 things to do in autumn
The nights are drawing in as we are now in May and the middle of autumn. Some of the leaves … More
A midweek break
Can I make a suggestion? Take a Wednesday off from work.
The best place to live
Some of you might well have seen the recent Quality of Life survey as published in the Financial Times (the survey … More
An exhibition, an experience and a reminder
This Sunday we finally made it to the Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War exhibition at Te Papa museum. When … More
A parade, a memorial and some shaky moments
I’m writing this on Anzac Day, which this year also marks 100 years of the New Zealand and Australian troops … More
A brass band, blue skies and more biscuits
This week seemed to go on and on, despite being busy with one thing and another. There has been a … More
A visitor, winter sunshine and some wine tasting
This weekend we had our first visitor from Scotland, Gillian, the niece of an old school friend of mine who … More
Autumn, winter and spring
Winter seems to be here, starting with a vengeance on Sunday with gale force winds that nearly blew me away … More
