A Sunday stroll

The weather is definitely getting warmer, and we have had a lovely (mostly) sunny weekend.  We are seeing the last …

Walking to work: spring

“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”… “It is the sun shining on the rain and the …

This week’s small pleasures #101

Here we are again, with the 101st small pleasures post! I feel I ought to celebrate or something….anyway, here we …

A winter’s day

We’ve had some pretty awful weather this week – rain and cold southerlies.  The sort of weather where you really …

This week’s small pleasures #88

The week seems to have flown by, and here we are again for a round of this week’s small pleasures. …

Blogmas 2017 Day 8: Friday

So here we are at the end of week 1 of Blogmas and Christmas only a couple of weeks away. …

The early morning walk: spring edition

The daily walk just now is punctuated by early sunlight shining through the leaves of the trees, of the sounds of birds, and by new sights each day.

Being a tourist in your own city: Thorndon village

When you live somewhere, you often take a lot of things for granted.  I sometimes forget how privileged I am to be able to walk to work through the Botanic Gardens and part of Thorndon on my way to work.

Mornings

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

Spring sneezes

I was at Pilates this evening, stretching out my stressed and tight limbs, when I realised I had that scratchy …