A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
What a week! Travel, having an awful cough and a bit of a cold, going to films on the New Zealand International Film Festival and having our first tastes of Wellington on a Plate…yes, our diaries have been rather full, so all the more important to stop and remember the highlights.
Here we are in August already. Where have the days flown? I’ll soon be thinking about spring planting.
After a week away, as we were in Auckland last weekend, there are a few new things to show and … More
Here we are again, Monday evening, and a time for a round up of this week’s small pleasures. I missed The Propagator’s Six on Saturday this week as we were away for the weekend, but could not resist heading up this post with a photo of another of the miniature daffodils that have flowered and make our terrace look like spring.
There isn’t a lot new happening out there this week. The weather has been not bad for the time of … More
I was looking for inspiration for a post today, and saw two things to inspire me…people writing about Thursday thoughts. … More
In all honesty, this week was full of small pleasures as you might have guessed if you have read any … More
I have rediscovered the positive benefits of idling, of doing little, of spending time not doing much. There is no … More
Hello from a sunny, winter Saturday. In fact most of this week has been dry with a good amount of … More
It turned properly cold this week for the first time this winter. I can’t remember what day it was, but I noted it was 10C here and in Glasgow, Scotland one day last week. All I can say is, at least it is winter here! I
Thistles and Kiwis 