The prospect of doing my tax return gave me all the excuse I needed to rug up and venture out to the garden. Overall it’s not a pretty sight. Wind battered, ground soaked to overflowing and trees shaken bare in the gale winds. The regular autumn clear up is... 
Even die hard Wellingtonians are finding the last few days of foul weather a grind. The winds were so strong in town today that I had to hang onto a lamppost to stop myself from being swept off my feet. Days of gale winds and driving rain have brought chaos to the... 
It’s been icily cold and wet today, typical Public Holiday weather. I bet we’ll be basking in sun when another work day dawns tomorrow. Inside it’s been warm and toasty and we’ve been relishing the company of a good friend. Aside from... 
Allegedly when you get older you need less sleep. As if to prove the point my beloved Big Basset tested that principle by waking me up at the crack of dawn to wish me happy birthday. Darn dog. It’s not like he didn’t curl up nose to tail and go back... 
I just can’t face another year of disappointment growing tomatoes and other warm climate vegetables. It was time to invest in a green house. Although my heart says victorian glasshouse my head and pocket said poly tunnel. And within just a few days of... 