So we are now in week 28, well over the half way mark of the year. This Friday, 10 July, … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffeee…or even a cup of tea…we would, naturally, talk about the weather. About the storm on … More
This week’s small pleasures 498
One thing that has not been a small pleasure this week has been the weather. On Friday, it rained, there … More
Cook Book Club: June
After not having access to my cook books or my kitchen with all my favourite tools (neither of the flats … More
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We’ve now been back in Wellington for just over a week, and slowly getting back into our normal routines such … More
What’s on your bookshelf: June
So here we are again and time for this month’s round up of recent reading. I seem to have got … More
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Kia ora! Yes we are back in Wellington – a small pleasure at the end of a very long journey … More
A day trip to the Douro Valley
On Saturday, we decided to go on a wine tasting tour of the Douro Valley. We got picked up in … More
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This week’s small pleasures from Porto.
Arriving in Portugal
We left Stockholm on Tuesday evening, and after a delay in takeoff, a long wait for baggage and a taxi, … More