Blogmas 2017 Day 4: This week’s small pleasures #77

Actually, today, 4th December, is my Name Day. If you live in a country that celebrates Name Days (eg Poland … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 3: Thorndon Fair

Saturday ended with some positive news, and as life goes on, so too must blogmas for this year. Today, Sunday, … More

I got some bad news this morning, which has kind of altered what I was going to write today. It … More

Welcome to Thistles and Kiwis Blogmas 2017! Being in the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is in the summer, so no big … More

Phew! Here we almost at the end of November already, and almost at the end of 2017. I am writing … More

So here we are again for a round up of some of the little things that brought pleasure this week. … More

If we were having a coffee…or even a cup of tea

Whilst the northern hemisphere enjoys autumnal feasts and the fruits of the season such as persimmons, apples and pears, we … More

So here we are again with a round up of a few small pleasures of the week. I talked about … More

The daily walk just now is punctuated by early sunlight shining through the leaves of the trees, of the sounds of birds, and by new sights each day.