The prolonged sunny spell is a welcome change from what has otherwise been a tough winter. With such bright skies it has been a perfect excuse to extend the basset walks to fit in a bit of photography practice. As I looked skyward to enjoy the heat in the sun I was struck by how [...]
There so many food blog subscriptions on my blog feeder that some days I get virtual indigestion. It’s like comfort eating without a bite of food crossing my lips. For a compulsive collector of cookery books (I get that from my mother too!) the world of food blogging is a wonderful place. It’s a place [...]
Sunshine was back again yesterday bringing with it a positively balmy 15 degrees. Perfect weather for us to get outside for some land management chores. Today we were expanding the orchard planting another 6 fruit trees which arrived by courier from the lovely people at The Edible Garden. This new planting brings out fruit trees [...]
Planning when and what to photograph is not my strongest point. I’m more of a let’s see what comes along whilst I’m out today. It’s this lazy attitude that forces me to scramble for my camera bag at times when I should really be concentrating on other things But there are some moments in time [...]
New Zealand was rattled last night by the strongest earthquake since the big one that destroyed Napier in the 1930s. It was a 7.8 magnitude shake and lasted several minutes. The quake hit in the south of the South Island but was felt right across the country. I missed the excitement which occurred as I [...]
Given New Zealand is an Island nation, I’ve been underwhelmed by the kiwi appetite for seafood. Aside from Fush and Chups on a Friday night there seems to be a dearth of a foodie culture around fish. Getting to grips with southern hemisphere fish species is a challenge with unfamiliar and hard to pronounce names [...]
It’s comfort we all crave during the winter as if at other times of the year we can put up with a little discomfort. Where food is concerned I’m always looking for that feel good factor all year round. During winter what feels good is something warming yet tasty. Something with a bit of zing [...]
Even though we’re languishing in what feels like the longest kiwi winter our friends in the northern hemisphere are enjoying things a bit brighter and warmer. They are also enjoying the height of the gardening summer. A touch of summer arrived by email the other day and it was like opening electronic sunshine to brighten [...]
New Zealand is quite a foodie place but it’s often hard to access really good food stuffs. The supermarkets carry much of the day to day but if you’re looking for something a bit special – meat, fish or other fancies – it’s not as easy. I do realise that I was quite spoiled where [...]
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