It is a lovely sunny day here in Wellington. We escaped the worst of Cyclone Hale which hit the north…
In the kitchen: new cook books
I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which…
This week’s small pleasures #317
Where have the holidays gone? I can’t believe I am going back to work on Thursday – the past few…
Six on Saturday 07.01.23
Happy New Year to all SoS’ers out there! Hope you have all had a good start to the year. We…
What’s on my plate: Pacifica
Knowing we were returning to Napier at the end of December, I got online early and booked a table at…
This week’s small pleasures #316 or the Hawke’s Bay edition
I was in two minds as to what to write today given this is the first post of 2023, but…
Time for travel: Wellington to Napier
As 2023 fast approaches, rather than do a retrospective of 2022 (I got Covid, ate out at nice restaurants etc),…
Wordless Wednesday
It is summer….here are some views in and around Wellington….enjoy…. Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog…
This week’s small pleasures #315: the Christmas edition
I’m sitting here in the sun on Boxing Day having had a wonderful Christmas and days before with family visiting…
Words on Wednesday: the Christmas tree
The Christmas tree is such a symbol of this time of year, that it is hard for me at least…