If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sipping tLeafTea’s Earl Grey blue flower and eating … More
Tag: blue skies
Wordless Wednesday
The photographs in this week’s Wordless Wednesday post were all taken on Saturday morning around 08:15am as I walked along … More
Six on Saturday 12.09.20
After a cold week, with lots of rain (including the sort rain that wakes you up at 4am), today was … More
This week’s small pleasures #207
In all honesty, I struggled a bit this week to find some small pleasures. It was just one of those weeks – bad weather, the cancellation of a foodie event and the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Venus Rising programme due to Level 2 restrictions, and feeling a bit under the weather. But as usual, there were things to bring a smile and to remind us of the good things that are around us.
What’s been happening – August 2020
I used to do a summary of what I had been reading, watching and listening to at the end of … More
This week’s small pleasures #206
It is the last day of August, and as the calendar ticks over tomorrow to the 1st September, we properly see us enter spring.
Six on Saturday 29.08.20
It is hard to believe it is the end of August already. I know we are all in agreement that … More
Six on Saturday 15.08.20
You may have seen that Covid-19 has ‘returned’ to New Zealand, and that the country is returning to some sort … 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
Six on Saturday 11.07.20
This week, there were definitely a couple of days that made you think ‘winter is really here’. There were some … More