I may be shifting mulch for the trees and lugging 100s of kilos of sheep poo pellets but to be able to look up and see the view it feels like I’ve won the lotto. It was enough reason for me to down tools and head in to quench my thirst with some of my [...]
When you’re toiling away outside there is nothing more refreshing that a lemon squash drink break. Brought up on Robinson’s Lemon Barley I didn’t think anything could take it’s place. That is until I tasted Lavendersgreen lemon cordial made just over the hill in Featherstone. This marvellous juice is mighty pricey though so I decided [...]
It’s a well worn routine for weekends – mowing, strimming, weeding and seeding. Our lawn is now in it’s third year and finally starting to look like a lawn should. It’s amazing what a bit of lawn fertiliser and rain can do for creating a lawn that can turn into a green monster in only [...]
It may not be that perfect but it still looks beautiful to me. One of only three apples we’ll be harvesting from our orchard this year. For an orchard that’s only 2 years old it’s not a bad start.
It’s been a wonderful few days at the beach. Just what the doctored ordered and as luck would have it summer arrived at the same time. We booked a bach (a beach summer house) and the most energetic thing we did was chase the bassets around the beach. Riversdale is a small settlement about 2 [...]
He may not be our water babe but Little basset is a beach babe. So much space to run and prance around in. Not to mention the sniffing options which are almost limitless. It was hard keeping track of where he was with his tendencies to head for the dunes and following the smells of [...]
With summer temperatures rising again we’ve picked the right time for a trip to the beach. Sun, sea and sand to cheer the soul. There is nothing better than a long walk along the beach to cool the paws and feet.
The views from Petone Beach on Saturday were true blue. There were just a few wispy clouds in the sky but otherwise I was surrounded pretty much by blue. It made such a change from the gray blue we’ve been living with for a week or so. Since I was heading south I decided to [...]
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