You can really feel we are entering the first days of autumn. The mornings are just that bit darker, the … More
Category: Homes and Gardens
Six on Saturday 06.03.21
After another pretty humid week, today started with rain, was followed by sun, and is now a bit grey and … More
Six on Saturday 27.02.21
Greetings from a warm, sunny Wellington, where we are being deafened in the garden by cicadas and some rather loud … More
Wordless Wednesday
Today’s Worldess Wednesday comes from the Magpie Lawn at the Botanic Gardens here in Wellington. You can find Thistles and … More
Six on Saturday 20.02.21
It is another lovely sunny Saturday today. Our terrace gets the sun in the afternoon, and it can be almost too hot to sit outside
Wordless Wednesday: fading hydrangeas
The hydrangeas in the Botanic Gardens are beginning to fade…but still look as beautiful.
Six on Saturday 13.02.21
As I sit here in my shorts typing this post, I am well aware that the majority of SoS’ers are either gazing out at snow and/or staying indoors on the sofa with a pot of tea.
Six on Saturday 06.02.21
Today is Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand. It marks the anniversary of the initial signing of the … More
Six on Saturday 30.01.21
Here we are at the end of January already. With wind, rain and sun this week, plants have either collapsed (the hymenocallis) or thrived (various).
Six on Saturday 23.06.21
It’s been a bit wild, weather wise this week, with some strong winds blowing, causing branches to break off trees … More
Thistles and Kiwis 