The past month’s reading has been a real mix of highs and lows. It started well, and ended well, and … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
Loves summer, sunshine and cats. Beginner gardener, likes eating, cooking and reading about food
This week’s small pleasures 500
Gosh – the 500th small pleasures post! What started out as an occasional post has turned into my weekly Monday review of the week. Some weeks are just chock full of little things that make us smile, other weeks it can be harder to find things, but there are always some good things to note.
Matariki
Today in New Zealand we are celebrating Matariki, the Māori New Year. A movable feast, it marks the appearance of … More
This week’s small pleasures 499
So we are now in week 28, well over the half way mark of the year. This Friday, 10 July, … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffeee…or even a cup of tea…we would, naturally, talk about the weather. About the storm on … More
This week’s small pleasures 498
One thing that has not been a small pleasure this week has been the weather. On Friday, it rained, there … More
Cook Book Club: June
After not having access to my cook books or my kitchen with all my favourite tools (neither of the flats … More
This week’s small pleasures 497
We’ve now been back in Wellington for just over a week, and slowly getting back into our normal routines such … More
What’s on your bookshelf: June
So here we are again and time for this month’s round up of recent reading. I seem to have got … More
This week’s small pleasures 496
Kia ora! Yes we are back in Wellington – a small pleasure at the end of a very long journey … More
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