The sun shone and the sky was blue, just right for Thorndon Fair, held on the first Sunday of December … More
Tag: Sunday
This week’s small pleasures #219
Today is the last day of November, St Andrew’s Day (patron saint of several countries including Scotland) and also the … More
This week’s small pleasures #215
Who can believe it is November already? 2020 has been such a strange year we all agree. Forgetting the headlines … More
Sunday morning stroll
On Sunday morning, before we headed to the airport and our flight back to Wellington, we took a walk along … More
This week’s small pleasures #212
So….here we are…another Monday…..and the skies are grey and the rain is pouring down in contrast to weather earlier last … More
A seat at the table: beer and pies
If you have been following Thistles and Kiwis for a while, you might remember previous visits to Wellington on a … More
This week’s small pleasures #206
It is the last day of August, and as the calendar ticks over tomorrow to the 1st September, we properly see us enter spring.
Wordless Wednesday
Our trip on Sunday to Paraparaumu…. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As for Twitter….am … More
This week’s small pleasures #198
This past week saw both a trip up to Napier (see Thursday’s post about wine tasting and my next post … More
This week’s small pleasures #197
On Sunday morning, during that awake but not wanting to get out of bed because it is the weekend moment, I listened to an episode of the podcast, The Happiness Lab.
Thistles and Kiwis 