Blogmas 2017 Day 21: Midsummer

It’s the summer solstice, the longest day here in the Southern Hemisphere. It was a beautiful start to the day … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 19: The Kiwi Chirstmas Tree, The Pōhutukawa

This is a reblogged post from Blogmas 2016. If you’ve ever had a Christmas card from New Zealand, it may … More

Here we are at what will probably be the last small pleasures post of the year. Next Monday is Christmas … More

For those of us ‘down under’, Christmas marks the start of summer holidays, of long days hopefully in the sun, … More

With having done a blog post every day this week, picking out particular things as small pleasures that I haven’t … More

Today we picked up our supply of Swedish food for Christmas. With a fridge now full of different herrings, and … More

Actually, today, 4th December, is my Name Day. If you live in a country that celebrates Name Days (eg Poland … More

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

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

When Karl was in Sweden a few weeks ago, he picked me up a fun wee book on Swedish traditions. … More