A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
I hope you have all had an excellent Christmas. We did, spending time with friends, eating a lot, having a long Skype chat to family in the US and generally pottering about reading, doing puzzles and forgetting what day it is. I do, however, know it is Saturday, so here I am for the last Six on Saturday for 2018.
It is the longest day here, the summer solstice, and time for Six on Saturday. Thanks once again to The Propagator for allowing us … More
When we sit down to eat this time of year, we should toast farmers rather than cooks. They’ve done the … More
This time next week will be Christmas Eve, so there will be no Small Pleasures post as we will be … More
Hello from a lovely, warm, sunny Summer Wellington. It is time for Six on Saturday, with thanks once again to The … More
This week’s Worldess Wednesday takes as its theme the relatively new meadow of wild flowers in the Botanic Gardens that … More
This week’s small pleasures comes to you as Christmas approaches at an ever increasing speed. Anyway, first up is the … More
Since last Saturday I have worn shorts, ankle boots and a coat in the rain, and now am back in … More
Sunday saw us head down to the annual Thorndon Fair, held the first Sunday of December, just in time for … More
So here we are again…another week, another round of small (and one big) pleasures at the start of summer for … More
Thistles and Kiwis 