If you have been following Thistles and Kiwis for a while, you might remember previous visits to Wellington on a … More
Tag: eating
This week’s small pleasures #208
Mark Twain said: In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Well, he wasn’t wrong.
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
Thoughts on Thursday or a tale of kale salad
When I lived in Scotland, kale was the dark, green leafy vegetable that you bought when there wasn’t much else. It was tough, a bit bitter, and you kind of felt you were eating it because it was good for you (it is full of vitamin C) rather than for enjoyment.
This week’s small pleasures #202
I know I am not the only one to be startled to find we are already in August. 2020 has … More
Time for a short holiday
If you read last Thursday’s post, you will have seen that we recently took a short trip up to Napier … More
This week’s small pleasures #197
On Sunday morning, during that awake but not wanting to get out of bed because it is the weekend moment, I listened to an episode of the podcast, The Happiness Lab.
This week’s small pleasures #194
At 3pm this afternoon, the Prime Minister announced that New Zealand is moving to Level 1 from midnight tonight. There … More
This week’s small pleasures #192
Since last week’s small pleasures post I have gone shopping, eaten out and bought flowers. I know. 6 weeks ago … More
This week’s small pleasures #191
It is hard to know where to begin this week. The fact that there have been very few new cases … More
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