Every Easter since we’ve been in New Zealand we’ve spent the holiday at Cape South in Hawkes Bay. Each year it’s brought us a much needed break. This year we decided to stay at home and I’m so glad we did. The only problem with staying home... I have loads of vegetable gardening books but since starting the potager I’ve hardly opened them. One or twice to check out distances and complications but otherwise my vegetable growing experience this year has been based on trial and error rather than... I know I’ve said this already but I do think we’re in for a really hard winter. The snow is already on the Tararuas, the holly berries are getting redder and more plentiful. Today I found myself seeing snow on the mountains and holly in the fields,... The last time we took the bassets to Paekakariki Beach they were mere puppies still. My how they have changed. They did us proud. So well behaved with other people on the beach, although not well behaved enough yet to let them off the leads all the time. Maybe... It’s a holiday weekend so we decided to do things you do on holiday. Sun, sea, picnics and ice cream. As MT so eloquently put it – a timeless pastime. To be honest we didn’t do the picnic thing but we will for our next trip to Paekakariki Beach as... 