If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with big mugs full of French Early … More
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This week’s small pleasures #265
It has truly been a lovely week. I’m on holiday until next Monday, which is small pleasure in itself. I’m … More
The holiday ends…
We are now back in Wellington after a lovely few days up in Hawke’s Bay. On Tuesday, we spent some … More
Wordless Wednesday: at the beach
Pictures taken at Waimarama Beach, Hawke’s Bay Tuesday 3 And Wednesday 4 January. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on … More
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
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 … More
Wordless Wednesday
Our trip on Sunday to Paraparaumu…. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As for Twitter….am … More
This week’s small pleasures #180 (or trip to Nelson part 2)
This week’s small pleasures post’s subtitle is ‘Nelson weekend part 2’, for while there were other small pleasures during the … More
Highlights of 2019 part 2: tastes and travels
For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More
Thursday thoughts
It’s the busiest time of year for me at work, and so it is important for me to think of … More