Six on a Wednesday: books about food

I am sure we all have certain things we like to read about: for me it is biographies of dancers … More

This week’s small pleasures #123

It is February already – can you believe it? We have had a lot of lovely, sunny summer days, and have been making the most of the season.

Regular readers may recall a post from a couple of weeks back, Stories of Pretend Meals, in which I mentioned … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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