It has been two weeks since I spent any time with the plants around the house, partly due to the … More
Tag: magnolia
Six on Saturday 16.05.20
After a mostly sunny week, with lots of bright blue skies, today is overcast and grey. I did get in … More
Six on Saturday 02.05.20
It is May already, and the days are growing shorter, the nights longer. It has been such a strange year, … More
Six on Saturday Anzac Day
In New Zealand and Australia it is Anzac Day. But this year there were no dawn services: the first time … More
Six on Saturday 18.04.20
It is Saturday again, and we are still in our bubbles. The bulb order has yet to be placed, but … More
Words on Wednesday: Three Historic Houses
st week was Wellington Heritage week, an opportunity to see inside familiar and not so familiar houses and buildings around the city. This year I managed to get to see three listed heritage buildings in Thorndon. It was a gloriously sunny day, so lovely to walk through the Botanic Gardens to see the three houses open for the event.
This week’s small pleasures #162
It is the Labour Day holiday weekend, and so this sunny Monday I have been at home, catching up with … More
Six on Saturday 05.10.19
I think we have had the weather of four seasons this week…there has been sun (remember last weekend when it … More
Six on Saturday 28.09.19
Gosh…how quickly this week has gone! I can’t believe it is Saturday already again. Our clocks go forward tomorrow, so we are definitely entering a period of longer days.
Six on Saturday 20.09.19
Spring is really here! The first asparagus is in the shops, the Botanic Gardens are looking stunning (tomorrow is Tulip … More
