Culinary porn is how my sister in law would describe my collection of recipe books. Books with pictures to admire. Books you salivate over and have fantasies about. Cookery books in our house are separated into books that are shelved in the pantry on hand for regular use. There are others that take pride of [...]
We’ve been a bit short on sunshine in the last few days. I’m beginning to think that seasonal affective disorder is setting in. Or perhaps it’s the middle-aged birthday blues. Whatever the reason I was looking for a pick me up and found inspiration with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall whose latest autumn adventures have just started [...]
There is one element of life in New Zealand I still haven’t come to terms with. It’s the poor driving standards that lead to shocking statistics about deaths on the road. This last weekend saw 15 people killed on the roads in a spate of accidents that are a painful illustration of how bad things [...]
In the nick of time the new drainage is complete. Just as the heavens have started to open and we look forward to a week of mild but wet weather coming up. After a week of hard graft by the landscapers the retaining wall is in and another list is ticked off the Domestic Executive [...]
Our little basset is generally camera shy but Mason finally relented and agreed to be my photo model. I think he saw it as his birthday gift to me. As my birthday gift to myself yesterday I went off with the bassets and a backpack with a picnic lunch and my camera. We walked to [...]
Today’s my birthday. I’m turning 45 today. Birthday’s are always special days in our house and mine will be no exception. I’m playing hooky all day. No work and no chores. And I’m going to enjoy it. But this birthday has a significance to me that I’ve been thinking more and more about lately. I’ve [...]
It’s always a sense of excitement when new neighbours move in. To wonder what they may be like, how social that they may be. What pets they may have and pet habits. What influence they’ll have on our little community and whether they’ll be friendly. So far we’ve been really lucky with our neighbours. It [...]
People tell me that Autumn is the best time in Wellington. It’s the calm clear days with sun that takes the chill away. Yesterday the southerly passed through and the afternoon opened up to a glorious autumn day. Just the day for heading to the park for a spot of dog walking and photo blogging. [...]
Small is beautiful in the case of our fruit harvest this year. The first fruits from our bushes troubled by pesky rabbits who have been feasting on the plants. I was surprised that we got anything to be truthful so carried back the booty to the house with special care and attention. It may be [...]
I had a bit of a shock the other day when I went to let the chickens out for the day. Their chicken house was full of feathers. Heaps of feathers. So many feathers I had to double check that I actually still had three chickens in the run. One, two, three. Yes they were [...]
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