What a week in world news…from a plane crash in Indonesia, to the never ending tales of Covid, to the…
Six on Saturday 09.01.20
You know what it is like when you go on holiday, you either come back to a garden decimated by…
A trip to Dunedin (part one)
We are just back today from a short trip down to Dunedin, the ‘Edinburgh of the South’ and the second…
Words on Wednesday: Zealandia
Cities don’t have to be places devoid of native wildlife. In fact, in some cases it can completely flourish there…
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…
Silent Sunday: Roses
Pictures taken: Lady Norwood Rose Garden 28.12.20 You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As for…
Six on Saturday 02.01.21
Happy New Year! Another interesting date this week too, with 0, 1 and 2 forming a nice pattern. Anyway, I…
Words on Wednesday: 2020 as it was
Normally at this time of year I look back at small pleasures of the year, but somehow it doesn’t seem…
This week’s small pleasures #223
This will be the last small pleasures post of 2020, and also my penultimate post of the year. In the past, I have done a series of highlights of the year, but it just doesn’t feel right at the moment.
A seat at the table: Christmas
One thing we can all agree on I am sure is that at this time of year we all like…
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