What do you get for Christmas for the man who has everything he needs? A ticket for a memorable rail … More
Tag: rain
Blogmas Day 15: Summer days
For those of us ‘down under’, Christmas marks the start of summer holidays, of long days hopefully in the sun, … More
This week’s small pleasures #62
This week, I had the luxury of two days off work – Wednesday which I wrote about here, and Friday. … More
A midweek break
Can I make a suggestion? Take a Wednesday off from work.
This week’s small pleasures #52
This was the week that saw the US pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, another incident in … More
The one when the fog rolled in…
Wednesday morning dawned early for me, as I was up at 4:30am to catch a flight to Auckland. A work … More
Bagpipes and rain: Cuba Dupa 2017
The weekend rain stopped long enough for to enjoy a bit of this year’s Cuba Dupa street festival. It’s a … More
Vancouver vacation
Thistles and Kiwis is in Vancouver! Yes, here we are on a short trip to the other side of the … More
Come on with the rain, I’ve a smile on my face
I was sitting trying to think of a good title for this third blog post about our excellent, if rather … More
The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play
I’m sitting here with a large pot of Earl Grey Blue Flowers tea staring out at the rain which seems … More
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