A New Year

New Zealand is one of the first countries to welcome in the new year, so for us, all the festivities … More

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

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

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

Last year, I wrote about how one of the biggest thrills of childhood Christmases was the stocking at the end … More

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

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

Saturday ended with some positive news, and as life goes on, so too must blogmas for this year. Today, Sunday, … More

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

So here we are again for a round up of some of the little things that brought pleasure this week. … More