If you have been following Thistles and Kiwis for a while, you might remember previous visits to Wellington on a … More
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This week’s small pleasures #157
From stormy weather to glorious sunshine, this has been a week of real changeable spring weather, marking the new season.
This week’s small pleasures #149
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.
Beer, burgers and black ice-cream
As the tenth Wellington on a Plate draws to a close, here are three things we enjoyed as part of … More
Sunday lunch and more beer
Not content with all the beer we tried on Saturday at Beervana, on Sunday we headed down to the Sprig … More
Sunday sampling: Beer no evil, pie no evil
For the third year in a row, we headed down to our local Sprig and Fern pub for a beer … More
Beer, pies and burgers
Yes, a nice healthy blog post title this time around! Wellingtonians can probably relate a bit to this given that … More
Wine, a fish pie and a new experience
On Sunday we did another of our trips over the Rimutaka Hills to Martinborough, lunching as usual at The Village … More
A pie, some parsnips and Australian rules
Saturday, as I mentioned in my last post, was Anzac Day, and I have to confess that we failed to … More
5 Pies, 4 Beers (and a cider) and 1 Sunday Lunch
The Wellington on a Plate food festival is in full swing here. There are various events on, along with lunch … More
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