We all experience good days and bad days, days where all goes well or we just feel content and days … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
This Week’s Small Pleasures: episode 5
Here we are on Monday evening and a time to reflect upon this week’s small pleasures. Thanks to A New … More
Sun, sea and stunning scenery: a weekend mini break in Nelson
Friday saw me heading over to Nelson, in the north of the South Island, for a work trip. Very convenient, … More
Connoisseurs of comfort: cats of Kelburn
As those of you who have followed this blog for a while might know, we have had a few visiting … More
This Week’s Small Pleasures: episode 4
It’s Monday, not usually a day of joy, so a good opportunity to look back at this week’s small pleasures. … More
Tea, cake and canapés
The New Zealand School of Dance will be 50 years old in 2017, and as part of the fund raising … More
Watching, listening, reading: March
Where has March gone? I can’t believe it is the 29th already. Anyway, here’s what has been keeping me entertained … More
Easter weekend: sunshine, wine and lunches
Easter Sunday proved another sunny, early autumn day, and after eggs (both hen and chocolate), we set off as planned … More
Six things on a Saturday
The house is full of the smell of baking, the sun is shining, the last of the cicadas are singing … More
This Week’s Small Pleasures (episode 3)
It’s Thursday, it’s Easter, there is a long weekend ahead. I can start to eat cheese again (I gave it … More