This week’s small pleasures #114

This week’s small pleasures is coming to you a day early as I am off out and about tomorrow (Monday). … More

This week’s small pleasures #111

So here we are again, with a few of this week’s small pleasures. As I mentioned in a previous post, … More

Last weekend, we headed up to Auckland and sailed over to Waiheke Island, a mere 35 minute ferry-ride from the … More

It’s Friday evening, the skies are grey, it is cold outside, but inside there is the lovely smell of cooking … More

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

The 100th small pleasures post! Gosh…well, in a week that saw quite a bit of winter sunshine, work trips for … More

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

On Saturday, we drove over to Raglan, a coastal town about 45 minute drive west of Hamilton. It is particularly … More

Hamilton may not be everyone’s idea of a weekend destination, but there is a lot going on here, and of … More

Today, Monday, is the Queen’s Birthday holiday here in New Zealand. It is a bit grey and damp, but still, … More