Only a few days left to Christmas! We are almost ready for our Christmas Eve feast, with just some cleaning … More
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Six on Saturday 18.12.21
It has been a gorgeous, sunny, summer day here, with bright blue skies, buzzing bees…and the sounds of noisy outside … More
Six on Saturday 11.12.21
Two weeks today is Christmas Eve, and by now (Saturday evening) we will be full of food, beer and snaps … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…I would sit you down while I cooked us up some … More
This week’s small pleasures #250
So we stay ‘Level 2 Delta’ here in New Zealand for another week, while Auckland remains tightly locked down at … More
This week’s small pleasures #244
I wasn’t sure where to begin with this week’s small pleasures – sunny days? Or should I mention getting dates … More
This week’s small pleasures #238
Originally posted on Thistles and Kiwis:
This week’s small pleasures should be subtitled ‘the Auckland edition’ because the focus this week is…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would talk about Friday morning’s offshore earthquakes – a 7.1 at East Cape which was felt across the country (and which woke me up), and a 7.4 and 8.1 in the Kermadec Islands.
This week’s small pleasures #224
This week’s small pleasures come to you from a week which straddled two years. We all have our views on … More
Ten things to do on a staycation, the early spring edition
Like many people who remained fully employed during lockdown, I have not used as much annual leave as I would … More
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