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 …

This week’s small pleasures #90

Well, who could believe it?  Part 90 of this week’s small pleasures….and here they are.  Hope you have had a …

This week’s small pleasures #87

Here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures, which saw the weather change from sunshine, …

That was the week….Friday reflections

So here we are, Friday evening in New Zealand, and time to look back on a week that saw…well, lots …

This week’s small pleasures #82

So here we are in February already!  January was the hottest month that New Zealand has had in 150 years, …

Beside the seaside

Last year on our trip to Sydney, we took a trip to Manly. As I wrote last year, the trip …

Blogmas 2017 Day 16: Breakfast

When I was a child, my mother always made us soft boiled eggs with soldiers (if you don’t know what …

This week’s small pleasures #72

A week that began with the Labour Day holiday on Monday, and ended with a weekend in Napier, is no bad week.

Mornings

I am a morning person. It is when I am my best and most productive. Afternoons are the worst, and …

Rest and renew (or what to do when you are off sick and need cheering up)

I have no idea what bug has hit me, but it has laid me low the past few days.  Headaches, a strong desire for two hour naps, and a general feeling of weakness have plagued me since the end of last week.