It is the longest day here, the summer solstice, and time for Six on Saturday. Thanks once again to The Propagator for allowing us … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
Summer eating
When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the … More
This week’s small pleasures #119
This time next week will be Christmas Eve, so there will be no Small Pleasures post as we will be … More
Six on Saturday
Hello from a lovely, warm, sunny Summer Wellington. It is time for Six on Saturday, with thanks once again to The … More
Wordless Wednesday
This week’s Worldess Wednesday takes as its theme the relatively new meadow of wild flowers in the Botanic Gardens that … More
This week’s small pleasures #118
This week’s small pleasures comes to you as Christmas approaches at an ever increasing speed. Anyway, first up is the … More
Six on Saturday
Since last Saturday I have worn shorts, ankle boots and a coat in the rain, and now am back in … More
Wordless Wednesday: Thorndon Fair
Sunday saw us head down to the annual Thorndon Fair, held the first Sunday of December, just in time for … More
This week’s small pleasures #117
So here we are again…another week, another round of small (and one big) pleasures at the start of summer for … More
Beer at the Basin
It’s December, and officially summer here, and to celebrate this fact, we, and many others, attended the second Beer at … More