Blogmas 2017 Day 2

I got some bad news this morning, which has kind of altered what I was going to write today. It … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 1

Welcome to Thistles and Kiwis Blogmas 2017! Being in the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is in the summer, so no big … More

I am a morning person. It is when I am my best and most productive. Afternoons are the worst, and … More

Another week has gone by, another set of small pleasures.

After lots of food on Christmas Eve, and more food yesterday, it was just as well we took a walk … More

Not that I really need an excuse to spend time in the kitchen baking, but a forthcoming bake sale at … More

So here we are on Boxing Day, sitting in the sunshine having just Skyped my family in the USA, and … More

I didn’t manage Cee’s Challenge last week, but here we are this week, counting down to the end of the … More