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Together for Te Tiriti
Things came to a stop in Wellington CBD on Tuesday as te Hīkoi mō te Tiriti came to town on the final leg of the journey to Parliament. The hīkoi (a walk or march) had started in Northland and wound...
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What’s on your bookshelf: November
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 #415
I’m actually in Perth, Western Australia as I finish this post. We flew out here on Saturday via Melbourne. There is a five hour time difference, so we are adjusting still a bit. On Sunday, an old...
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Postcard from Perth #1
We flew over to Perth on Saturday, Karl to attend a conference, me for a short break. It is a fair bit to travel from Wellington (we flew via Melbourne) and there is a 5 hour time difference, so we...
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Postcard from Perth #2
Our Sunday continued (part 1 can be found here) with going south of the city, stopping at this gorgeous beach with a great view of Penguin Island. About a 50 minute drive, this is part of the...
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Postcard from Perth #3
Monday dawned, and with Karl not attending the conference until Tuesday, we had some time to wander around and also meet another friend who was also attending the conference for lunch and walk. 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 talk about th recent trip to Perth, about how it is such a great city, about how we would like to visit again, even though it is so far away. I...
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This week’s small pleasures #416
What a week! Days in Perth, a new city for us, travel issues, a dance performance, dinners out and a Christmas fair….but we got there, and to be honest, it was a week filled with a lot of small...
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The journey home
I was lucky enough to have a window seat flying from Perth to Sydney last week….this is what I saw. Leaving Perth… Flying over Western Australia… A long, straight road… Lake Candou and Lake Cawndilla...
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What’s on your plate: December
With summer produce coming into the shop, the food we are eating is shifting to tomatoes, capsicum, asparagus and crisp lettuces. One of my favourite books I turn to again and again is Diana Henry’s...
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This week’s small pleasures #417
December rolls on, and it is only 2 weeks until Christmas. The herring has arrived (including the correct fish for Janssons Frestelse), the snaps bought, and I will do the smoked salmon run this week....
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Wandering about Wellington
Today’s post is a bit of a mishmash of things seen recently in and around the city, just things I spotted and took pictures of that caught my eye. Egmont Street The other week, I was walking up Egmont...
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Six on Saturday 14.12.24
It has been a while since I did a SoS post. There hasn’t been a lot to report, I have totally neglected the garden due to other things, not even getting around to setting up the little bed area to put...
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This week’s small pleasures #418
Iti te kupu,nui te whakaaro This whakataukī or proverb means ‘a small thing can mean a lot’, is something I believe in. The bus driver greeting us with a cheery ‘morena’ (good morning) as we get onto...
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Stirring it up: Christmas cookbooks
Christmas cooking is so easy in this household. We celebrate Christmas Eve, as does most of Europe, and while Poland has its wigilia with 12 dishes and Italy celebrates la vigilia with fish, in Sweden...
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What’s on your bookshelf: the year in books
So it is that time of year when I look back and consider what my favourite books of the year were. I read a lot, partly as I now catch the bus to work, giving me a guaranteed 20 minutes each day, and...
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This week’s small pleasures #419
It is nearly Christmas, and we are all ready to get cooking tomorrow for our Christmas Eve feast. The meatball mixture is already made and the eggs boiled for non-traditional devilled eggs (after all...
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If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea… a brief year in review
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would wish each other season’s greetings, talk about how we celebrated Christmas (more of that on Monday), and how nice it is to be on summer holiday....
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This week’s small pleasures #420
This past week of course included Christmas, a time of much feasting and spending time with friends. Books have been read, laundry done, naps taken and leftovers dealt with. There was even a trip to...
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Bringing in the new
The first and second of January are public holidays here in New Zealand. Lots of places are closed, things are quiet and the only people out and about are walking their dogs, going for a run, or in...
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