It is hard to believe it is already half way through January already. Holidays seem far away and the daily…
Six on Saturday 16.01.21
It has been a lovely sunny week here – of course, because I returned to work and the office on…
Birds aplenty: the Royal Albatross Centre
I have always been fascinated by albatrosses. With their size, ability to fly long distances and their sometimes comical take-offs…
Words on Wednesday: Port Chalmers
As I sat down to map out blog posts on our recent holiday, I struggled to think how to structure them and what to do in what order. It has taken a bit of work but I have decided to do three more posts after today: one on the Royal Albatross Centre, one on ‘things to do indoors’ and one on street art. Hope you will come along for the journey.
This week’s small pleasures #225
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…
Thistles and Kiwis 