The sun is shining, the cicadas are singing and the garden is looking a little shaggy in that end of … More
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This week’s small pleasures #267
Today is the Wellington Anniversary Holiday. Auckland has its holiday next week, and other regions and cities have their own … More
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…
If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea on Hogmanay…we would be sitting outside, listening to the sounds … More
Six on Saturday 11.12.21
Two weeks today is Christmas Eve, and by now (Saturday evening) we will be full of food, beer and snaps … More
Six on Saturday 08.05.21
What amazing weather we have been having this autumn! While the early mornings and evenings are a little chilly, day time temperatures are almost better than some of the days this summer
Six on Saturday 27.02.21
Greetings from a warm, sunny Wellington, where we are being deafened in the garden by cicadas and some rather loud … More
This week’s small pleasures #231
Another week, another set of small pleasures. There was a visit to the bookshop, some lovely comments from fellow bloggers … More
Six on Saturday 06.02.21
Today is Waitangi Day, the national day of New Zealand. It marks the anniversary of the initial signing of the … More
Six on Saturday 30.01.21
Here we are at the end of January already. With wind, rain and sun this week, plants have either collapsed (the hymenocallis) or thrived (various).
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 … More
Thistles and Kiwis 