The other week, a friend asked me to list my ten favourite books. The first five came to me easily, … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
Loves summer, sunshine and cats. Beginner gardener, likes eating, cooking and reading about food
The three days of Christmas…
I’m sitting here on Boxing Day evening, having returned from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, enjoyed some leftovers for … More
This week’s small pleasures #171
Here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures, the last one before Christmas. It is … More
Six on Saturday 21.12 19
Here we are with the last SoS post before Christmas. The sun is shining, and it feels like summer today, … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would decide from the outset to avoid politics. Instead, we … More
This week’s small pleasures #170
Some weeks are full of small pleasures, others are quite the opposite. What with the news stories around the Whakaari/White … More
Six on Saturday 14.12 19
Here we are – Saturday again. As the focus of this post is on what is happening in our gardens, … More
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday this week takes you on part of my lunch time walk when working at home. A time to … More
This week’s small pleasures #169
What a week….politics in various guises, the Australian fires, Samoa virtually closing down due to the measles epidemic, and rain, … More
Six on Saturday 07.12.19
In contrast to last Saturday’s gorgeous sunshine, today is overcast and windy. In fact, there has been pretty awful weather most of the week, with some gale force winds forcing flight cancellations and Civil Defence warnings about flooding in parts of South Canterbury in the South Island.
Thistles and Kiwis 