I know that my blog readers believe all I say but today I felt it was important to supplement with some evidence just incase there was any chance of confusion, doubt or ambiguity.It is officially cold!Minus one when I got up this morning at 6am, two degrees colder... Our beekeeper friend Al came at the weekend to start the transition of the chickens to their new home here in Kaitoke. We’re still waiting for their spanking new chicken house to arrive so Al offered to provide a temporary one for us.You’ll see from the... I’ve blogged before about the rituals of morning tea here in New Zealand. A very civilised way of getting together with people to spoil your appetite for lunch or your diet.MT’s turn has come around again. He was in charge of savouries last time and baked... As I pottered into town yesterday enjoying the sunshine the weather reports on the radio were warning snow down to 200m in some parts of New Zealand.Imagine my delight when MT said we’ve got snow this morning. Yes, we do indeed. Our surrounding hill tops are...
They say you can’t beat Wellington on a good day! Today I was reminded of that.It was a bit dark, dank and dreary up in Kaitoke so I set off in the rain for appointments in town. As I travelled down the Hutt Valley and into town it was like someone had opened... 