A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
I’ve been sitting for ages trying to think of a good opening sentence for this week’s small pleasures post. It was a week where we ate out at a favourite restaurant, when it felt that summer was here when we went to Thorndon Fair (not today though…rain again) and when we lit candles to mark the second Sunday in Advent.
It is a grey and windy day here (northerlies at least, but still up to 110km/h) so not a day to be out gardening. Parts of the South Island are having some really awful weather, with gale force winds and heavy rain, so we have got away with things lightly.
This week’s Wordless Wednesday is all about seeds….. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As … More
I started this post in sunshine, listening to cicadas and finishing the post looking out at grey skies. A real … More
It is Saturday, it is time to look for six things in the garden, or in our case, in the … More
It is the Wellington Anniversary Weekend here, and so a long weekend and Monday holiday. I’ve only been back to work a week, but already feel in need of a day off!
Here we are, another Saturday, another Six on Saturday.
Greetings from a sunny Wellington for this, the last SoS of 2019. Everything in the garden is growing, some things … More
Here we are with the last SoS post before Christmas. The sun is shining, and it feels like summer today, … More
Here we are – Saturday again. As the focus of this post is on what is happening in our gardens, … More
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