It’s clear that the seasons are changing. The signs are all around. Never more so in the hedgerows where there are fewer flowers and only the die hard cow parsley prevails. We’ll have to change our routines for dog walking and photography soon. I’ll also need to make a pilgrimage to Kathmandu to acquire a [...]
There is nothing better than being able to chat with a like minded friend. Someone who won’t roll their eyes when you start moaning about your tomatoes and will get equally excited when you tell them the number of eggs the chickens are laying. Comparing notes about what’s growing in our respective veggie plots was [...]
It’s hardly surprising that the prolific growth of courgettes in the world has spawned creative ideas for cooking them. I was delighted to see in my Treasury of New Zealand Baking book that like carrots there is a place for courgettes in cakes. I was slightly cynical that the rather moist vegetable could muster a [...]
When a recipe calls for wholefood it reminds me of my mum who went through a phase of being a bit of a wholefood nut. Wholesome, nourishing food that looks brown and had the texture of sawdust. Obviously things in food have come a long way over the years and this is a recipe for [...]
With MT away in Sydney living it up at a conference, Fortnum is at home whistling at doorways looking for his master. An impromptu portrait session on a walk on Sunday was the perfect opportunity for Big Basset to be right up front. Little basset was a little less co-operative and to be frank refused [...]
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 [...]
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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