This year’s travels: 2018 review

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More

A time for comfort

As winter draws to a close here in the Southern Hemisphere, with, as I have already reported, many signs of … More

So here we are again, with this week’s small pleasures…spring is in the air, Wellington on a Plate is in … More

So here we are again with this week’s round up of small pleasures. It really is beginning to feel…and look … More

August in Wellington sees the final days of the New Zealand International Film Festival, the start of Wellington on a … More

I confess this wasn’t a particularly good week…I was on jury duty. While aspects were interesting, I found the whole … More

The book sits there, tantalising me to open it and sample its offerings. Promises of elegant and exquisite tastes, of … More

Having the afternoon and evening to myself, I took the opportunity to cook something just for me.

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

If we were having a coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be sitting sipping some Earl Grey Blue … More