Another Saturday already: it is hard to believe it is half-way through February already. In a week where a temperature … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
Loves summer, sunshine and cats. Beginner gardener, likes eating, cooking and reading about food
Words on Wednesday: In Conversation with Margaret Atwood
“You read and read the material and after you’ve read the twentieth article you can’t make any sense out of … More
This week’s small pleasures #178
This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on Sunday evening, New Zealand time, as tomorrow evening I am off … More
Six on Saturday 08.02.20
I started this post in sunshine, listening to cicadas and finishing the post looking out at grey skies. A real … More
Wordless Wednesday: visitors
This week’s Wordless Wednesday features visitors to the garden this evening enjoying the bee balm bergamot. The leaves and blooms … More
This week’s small pleasures #177
The news this week has hardly been joyful…from coronavirus to the fires continuing in Australia to Brexit there is not … More
Six on Saturday 01.02.20
February is here, the summer (though it has not been a good one at all) continues. The first day of the month, being a Saturday, has meant time to potter a bit outside and think about what to share on Six on Saturday.
Book of the month: Save me the plums
Do you ever start to read a book and not want it to end? A book so delightful or well-written … More
This week’s small pleasures #176
It is hard to believe that we are almost at the end of January already. Who knows what the rest … More
Six on Saturday 24.01.20
It is Saturday, it is time to look for six things in the garden, or in our case, in the … More
