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A blog about a Scottish woman, who lived in Denmark, and moved to New Zealand

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Six on Saturday

Kia ora koutou from Wellington…where just like last week, the sky is blue and we are being deafened by cicadas. Thanks … More

bee, blue skies, bulbs, cicadas, container garden, daffodil bulbs, dill, dry weather, garden, garden centre, growing vegetables, herb garden, herbs, lunch, miniature daffodils, nasturtiums, New Zealand, oregano, oregano flowers, planning, propogator, purple sage, sage, Six on Saturday, six things, summer, sunshine, vegetable planter

Six on Saturday

So here we are again, and time for Six on Saturday.  I haven’t much new to report, as I had … More

agapanthus, backyard, bergamot, blue, blue skies, bulbs, cicadas, cobweb, flowers, garden, garden planning, garden sounds, grass, grasses, green, hidden corners, home, ivy, kaka birds, nasturtiums, planning, plants, Six on Saturday, summer, The Propagator, tui

This week’s small pleasures #80

As another week starts, it is time to look back on the small pleasures of the past week. The weather … More

Auckland, birds, blue skies, cicadas, cleaning, collect beautiful moments, dill, dining, fern, fine dining, gin and tonic, mayonnaise, oysters, potato salad, potatoes, restaurant, simple things, Small Pleasures, spoons, spring onions, summer, tui

This week’s small pleasures #42

I can’t believe how fast the days are speeding by.  Here we are in March, officially  autumn in the southern … More

autumn, blue skies, cicadas, flowers, flying, hot springs, indian summer, Japanese anemones, pink, Rotorua

Watching, listening, reading: February

So, here we are already at the end of February.  It’s been quite a long and warm summer here this … More

books, cicadas, crime drama, detective novels, films, Grace Coddington, Melodifestivalen, memoirs, podcasts, serials, summer, television

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