On Saturday evening in Christchurch we headed over to New Regent Street, a really pretty terraced street. The precinct, opened … More
Category: Travel
Words on Wednesday: Akaroa
On Saturday, the second day of our weekend trip to Christchurch, we drove over to Akaroa, around an hour and … More
A weekend trip to Christchurch: getting there
A combination of the Labour Day weekend and a new member of the family to meet (see Monday’s post), saw us pack our bags and head on south to Christchurch
This week’s small pleasures #214
This week saw sunshine, spring and a trip to Christchurch. We flew down on Friday morning and back on Sunday, … More
Wordless Wednesday: Walking Home
Walking home from work…the early October edition…with spring flowers, new leaves on the oak trees, and a walk through the … More
Wordless Wednesday: Spring
Today’s Wordless Wednesday comes from The Botanic Gardens in Wellington. Tulips and flowers galore…and even a little bit of red … 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
Wordless Wednesday
Our trip on Sunday to Paraparaumu…. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As for Twitter….am … More
Time for a short holiday
If you read last Thursday’s post, you will have seen that we recently took a short trip up to Napier … More
Winter wine tasting in Hawke’s Bay
At this time of year, when the cold weather sets in, it is important to have a few little treats lined up. With our planned three-week trip to Canada obviously cancelled, we decided to head up north to Napier in the Hawke’s Bay region for a few days winter break
Thistles and Kiwis 