This week’s small pleasures #394 or the Auckland edition

Kia ora! So the new year begins…and we celebrated by heading up to Auckland for a weekend break. The weather … More

Words on Wednesday: my day

As regular readers may know, I don’t work on Wednesdays, which gives me time to either do a lot or … More

As 2023 fast approaches, rather than do a retrospective of 2022 (I got Covid, ate out at nice restaurants etc), … More

It is summer….here are some views in and around Wellington….enjoy…. Thistles and Kiwis is a Wellington, New Zealand based blog … More

On Tuesday evening, we were lucky enough to attend an evening of good wine and food at Noble Rot Wine … More

On Saturday afternoon, we headed over to Beervana. Now in its 21st year, Beervana started as the New Zealand Beer, Wine … More

Today is Anzac Day, the national day of remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. Covid restrictions have meant slightly different … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be drinking mugs of Earl Grey tea and eating … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting outside in the rather humid weather listening … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting with big mugs full of French Early … More