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Gardening for style

11 May 2008 6 Comments

Great excitement this weekend – we’ve planted our hedge that will in time grow to be a stylish surround for our herb and salad bed. Our hedge arrived by courier in two banana boxes – 120 Buxus sempervirens (English Box). The aim is to make an ornamental design which will not only look good but [...]

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The land and house that never was

10 May 2008 Leave a Comment

Loyal blogger readers will remember that our house building dreams haven’t entirely run a smooth course. For new readers, here’s the crux of our story. Anyway, we were out yesterday with the bassets walking the Rimutaka Incline Trail which is a recreational path that follows the line of the old Rimutaka Train Line. Lo and [...]

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Basset tug of war

9 May 2008 Leave a Comment

Although Fortnum and Mason are best of friends when it comes to toys and cuddles there is always a contest or maybe a fight. On our basset walk this week there was no exception as Mason picked up a nice bit of bark to chew and carry as he wandered along the Rimutaka Incline path. [...]

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How can I stop feeling like a murderer?

8 May 2008 Leave a Comment

You’ll remember we’ve been having a few mouse problems. I followed the advice available from friends and the internet and my mouse catching tally has increased to 4. You’d think I’d be pleased. But every time I pick up a shut mouse trap with a little nose or tail sticking out I feel terrible. It [...]

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Dew sniffers

7 May 2008 1 Comment

At last the freezing temperatures have gone away. For how long I don’t know but it’s an all round relief in Domestic Executive HQ. There is nothing our basset hounds like more is to sniff the morning dew. It was frozen for them yesterday but this morning we were back with plenty for them to [...]

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Where has the autumn gone?

6 May 2008 Leave a Comment

I know that my blog readers believe all I say but today I felt it was important to supplement with some evidence just incase there was any chance of confusion, doubt or ambiguity. It is officially cold! Minus one when I got up this morning at 6am, two degrees colder than when I went to [...]

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The hill billies are moving in

5 May 2008 2 Comments

Our beekeeper friend Al came at the weekend to start the transition of the chickens to their new home here in Kaitoke. We’re still waiting for their spanking new chicken house to arrive so Al offered to provide a temporary one for us. You’ll see from the photos that this is very temporary. It looks [...]

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Morning tea mania

4 May 2008 Leave a Comment

I’ve blogged before about the rituals of morning tea here in New Zealand. A very civilised way of getting together with people to spoil your appetite for lunch or your diet. MT’s turn has come around again. He was in charge of savouries last time and baked two very nice quiches which went down a [...]

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Our first snow

2 May 2008 Leave a Comment

As I pottered into town yesterday enjoying the sunshine the weather reports on the radio were warning snow down to 200m in some parts of New Zealand. Imagine my delight when MT said we’ve got snow this morning. Yes, we do indeed. Our surrounding hill tops are covered with light covering of snow. With the [...]

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1 May 2008 Leave a Comment

They say you can’t beat Wellington on a good day! Today I was reminded of that. It was a bit dark, dank and dreary up in Kaitoke so I set off in the rain for appointments in town. As I travelled down the Hutt Valley and into town it was like someone had opened the [...]

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