This week’s small pleasures #254

Another week, another rise in Covid cases, but also a rise in those getting vaccinated, which at least is a … More

A Seat at the Table: Voyage Through Wine

As lunch time approached on Saturday, we headed over to Noble Rot Wine Bar for a wine tasting which had … More

Today’s post comes pre- and post- a lunchtime wine tasting event that was postponed from August due to the lockdown … More

Wednesday dawned, a bit grey, but warm. With not having to work midweek, I treat myself to a leisurely breakfast, … More

Well…cases of ‘you know what’ in the Waikato has put Hamilton and surrounding area into a Level 3 lockdown. Meanwhile, … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would sit you down while I cooked us up some … More

Can you tell me how we have reached October already? The daffodils are almost – but not completely – over, … More

Seventeen years ago, my husband and I got married at Frederiksberg Rådhus in Denmark. It really doesn’t seem so long … More

I’m not sure where the week has gone. It is Monday evening here again, and time for another round up … More

Place: Botanic Gardens, Wellington, New Zealand. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram @thistlesandkiwis. As for … More