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
As I mentioned in my last post, we were in Auckland at the weekend, and popped over to Devonport for … 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.
This week’s Wordless Wednesday showcases the Wellington waterfront on Saturday morning, when we had glorious, sunny weather that was positively … More
Would you believe this is blog post number 1000? It is fortunate it is a small pleasures post, as they … More
In contrast to last week’s lovely winter sunshine, this Saturday is rather grey and overcast. We have had a lot … More
Actually, I was tempted to rename this post “This week’s small pleasures: the food edition” because that is what it … More
Hello from a sunny, winter Saturday. In fact most of this week has been dry with a good amount of … More
Thistles and Kiwis 