Daily Snap: morning light

Daily Snap: morning light

It feels like we’re stuck in summer but autumn is nipping at our heels.  Mornings are darker and walks in the bush are full of twinkling light. Quite the enchanted forest. Daily
Daily Snap: Basset in motion

Daily Snap: Basset in motion

Sometimes I find my ‘failed’ photographs as intriguing as the picture perfect ones.  This is Fortnum enjoying his usual leisurely pace.
Abundance – the cooks delight and headache

Abundance – the cooks delight and headache

You’d have thought I was sprinting for an Olympic medal to see me dashing down the garden yesterday.  Ok, it was more of a fast shuffle with arms waving wildly to keep my balance as I navigated bumps and slopes in my garden clogs but speed was on my mind.  I...
Nigella – the kitchen garden cooks companion

Nigella – the kitchen garden cooks companion

It’s hard to recall when I fell out of love with Nigella the cook.  I think it was something to do with her prepping her brined turkey wearing a negligee on her Christmas TV special.  There is a fine line between food porn and just plain porn and I think she...
Eternal summer

Eternal summer

You could be forgiven for thinking it was high summer in New Zealand and not early autumn. Although the mornings are darker and the nights arrive earlier this continuous sunshine is nothing short of marvellous.  I shall never tire of bright sunny days although at...