Monthly archives of “June 2012”

June 23, 2012
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Small things, recently

The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions — the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimal of pleasurable and genial feeling. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Figs: I thought I didn’t… Read More

June 8, 2012
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Autumn in Brisbane, and Spiced Pear Cake

While it’s officially winter already, I’m having a difficult time associating these coolish, dry Brisbane days with what I know and remember winter to be.  Back in Auckland, winter was about hunkering down, staying warm and fighting the damp that would inevitably seep its way… Read More

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