Nicholas’ Blog

Well it’s already April, and I really struggled with what topic I would cover this month as I find some months the words don’t always flow easily. But then it just happened. (By the way, I would also love your feedback if you would like me to cover any specific subject). I thought I would…

Hello and I hope you are all enjoying this amazing weather and the beginning of Mad March. As we all know, 2016 is a leap year and I hadn’t realised that an extra day every four years is needed to align the modern day Gregorian calendar with the Earth’s revolutions around the Sun. If this…

Hello to you all and a Happy New Year 2016. I hope you had a relaxing joyful and rewarding Christmas and January. I had a wonderful Christmas day with my family – because the forecast was for high temperatures, I put together some great games for the grand-kids. They normally love being outside, but because…

Hello faithful readers, I would like to open by wishing you all a safe and meaningful festive season. So here we are, it’s December and the end of 2015! What a challenging and amazing year this has been. I hope you have all had a good year and will continue to enjoy living in this…

Hi to all of you who take the time out of your busy day to read my blog. With Christmas just around the corner, I am convinced this year has been shorter than others. Maybe it’s because we all do so much in our lives that life seems to be on fast forward. Everything seems…

Hello to everyone following us at PIKE Jewellers. This month, I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity as October is the month when Librans are born. It is interesting that many designers and craftspeople throughout history have been born under the zodiac sign of Libra which occurs in late September and early to late October.…

Hi everyone I think we are all looking forward to a break in the cold weather and a chance to celebrate the warmer Spring days with all the abundant flowers and leaves that signal a change in the weather. For twenty plus years, I experienced the wonders of Spring in the Adelaide Hills and our…

Can you believe it is already August? I thought it was because I was getting older that the time seems to be going fast, but even our young customers and friends say they’re not sure where the year has gone. Although the weather has been really cold, we all know spring is not far away…

Hello to all my readers and I hope you are enjoying the cool conditions. I have always loved the distinct seasons in Adelaide and looking around there are already buds swelling on the pear trees near my home. Maybe a promise of an early Spring? Isn’t nature amazing – and talking of nature I was…

Hi to all our readers and this month is a celebration as June signifies the first birthday of PIKE Jewellers! It seems only a short time ago that we closed our doors at Burnside Village and began this new chapter of the PIKE family business. Through the enthusiasm and encouragement of my wife Helen and…