Last year, I wrote about how one of the biggest thrills of childhood Christmases was the stocking at the end … More
Category: Daily Life
Blogmas 2017 Day 8: Friday
So here we are at the end of week 1 of Blogmas and Christmas only a couple of weeks away. … 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
Blogmas 2017 Day 2
I got some bad news this morning, which has kind of altered what I was going to write today. It … More
Blogmas 2017 Day 1
Welcome to Thistles and Kiwis Blogmas 2017! Being in the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is in the summer, so no big … More
This week’s small pleasures #75
So here we are again with a round up of a few small pleasures of the week. I talked about … More
The early morning walk: spring edition
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.
Being a tourist in your own city: Thorndon village
When you live somewhere, you often take a lot of things for granted. I sometimes forget how privileged I am to be able to walk to work through the Botanic Gardens and part of Thorndon on my way to work.
A Spring Sunday
Sunday – a day of rest, a day of rejuvenation, a day to get things done or a day to … More
Mornings
I am a morning person. It is when I am my best and most productive. Afternoons are the worst, and … More
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