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What’s on your plate: June
Deciding what to cook and eat on a daily basis can sometimes be a bit of a challenge as I am sure most of you will agree. Sometimes one can tire of what were once old favourites, longing for something...
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This week’s small pleasures #391
We have had sunshine, wind and rain this week, making the early winter weather quite variable. We are now in the period leading up to Matariki (Māori new year), which this year will be 28 June....
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Words on Wednesday
Oh it was cold this morning! There was a touch of frost on the roof opposite, and it felt very crisp when I went to hang out the washing in the winter sun. Living where we are now is definitely...
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Six on Saturday 15.06.24
It has been a month since I have done a SoS post, and although there isn’t a lot to report, just thought I would show you how things are so far this winter. Anyway, thanks to Jim at Garden...
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This week’s small pleasures #392
The skies have been grey and heavy today, though at least the promised rain has mostly held off. It really felt like a day to make tea, perhaps bake a nice cake, rug up and watch a good film. However,...
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Words on Wednesday
As I mentioned in Monday’s post, we got a spaghetti squash in our vegetable box delivery. I looked at this melon shaped object and thought – dealing with this needs help. After much Googling, I...
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What’s on your bookshelf? 21 June
So it is time again for a review of the month’s reading, a post to contribute to the what’s on your bookshelf challenge is hosted by fellow bloggers Deb, Sue, Donna and Jo. The idea is to share what...
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This week’s small pleasures #393
So the shortest day has now passed for us in the Southern Hemisphere, and the days will gradually begin to get longer. The weekend saw the big Midsummer celebrations in Sweden and elsewhere, while we...
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If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with a cup if Earl Grey tea, sharing a large Afghan biscuit from our local deli. We agree it was very good (you can see a bit of it in...
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This week’s small pleasures #394 or the Auckland edition
Kia ora! So the new year begins…and we celebrated by heading up to Auckland for a weekend break. The weather gods smiled upon us, with fantastic flying weather on Friday as you can see below, giving...
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What’s on my plate: July
As we were away for the weekend, and with yesterday being my last French lesson of this term, (when dinner was fromage et vin rouge in class) there has been a lack of activity in my home kitchen,...
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This week’s small pleasures. #395
While summer is my favourite season, a crisp, sunny winter day is also a joy to behold. Put on a warm sweater and coat and you are set. Saturday at least began like that….then it rained, then the sun...
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Words on Wednesday
With temperatures hovering around the 13C mark during the day, and crisp, light frosts in the early morning, it really feels like winter in this part of the world. We have also been blessed with some...
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Six on Saturday 13.07.24
While our small patch of garden continues to bring joy in terms of drying laundry, watching cheeky blackbirds, getting visits from kererū and just having an outdoor space, there isn’t really a whole...
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This week’s small pleasures #396
The weekend brought us some sad family news. Karl’s aunt was taken to a hospice in Sweden, and my sister-in-law in Vancouver finally gave in to her battle with leukaemia and passed away peacefully. I...
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What’s on your bookshelf: July
So it is time again for a review of the month’s reading, a post to contribute to the what’s on your bookshelf challenge is hosted by fellow bloggers Deb, Sue, Donna and Jo. The idea is to share what...
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This week’s small pleasures #397
Can I really have caught another cold? I certainly haven’t been feeling 100%, and slept for 9 hours (!) on Saturday night, waking up on Sunday with a blocked nose and aching limbs. A day at home was...
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Words on Wednesday
I have been feeling distinctly under the weather the past few days, but needed to get out today for a needed appointment to do with my ears (my annual microsuction session – delightful!). I needed...
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If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about July, about the good and the bad of the month gone by. I would offer you a freshly baked scone and you say that sounds good and that...
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This week’s small pleasures #398
It is Monday evening, the first day of the working week is done. There are leftovers for dinner, and we can look forward to what the rest of the week will bring. Our weather has been, let’s say,...
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