It is Monday again, so time for a round up of this week’s small pleasures. I worked at home all … More
Author: Thistles and Kiwis
Six on Saturday 19.09.20
Today the sun is shining, but if you had asked me on Friday morning, I would have given you quite … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping tLeafTea’s Earl Grey blue flower and eating … More
Wordless Wednesday
The photographs in this week’s Wordless Wednesday post were all taken on Saturday morning around 08:15am as I walked along … More
This week’s small pleasures #208
Mark Twain said: In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Well, he wasn’t wrong.
Six on Saturday 12.09.20
After a cold week, with lots of rain (including the sort rain that wakes you up at 4am), today was … More
Taking Stock – life at the moment
A couple of days ago I saw over at Deb’s World this idea for a post – taking stock of … More
This week’s small pleasures #207
In all honesty, I struggled a bit this week to find some small pleasures. It was just one of those weeks – bad weather, the cancellation of a foodie event and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising programme due to Level 2 restrictions, and feeling a bit under the weather. But as usual, there were things to bring a smile and to remind us of the good things that are around us.
Six on Saturday 05.09.20
After last week’s lovely sunny days, the weather has changed, with rain, strong winds and general greyness about. In the … More
What’s been happening – August 2020
I used to do a summary of what I had been reading, watching and listening to at the end of … More