Is home economics alive?

I heard on National Radio to the other day that the average kiwi watches 3-5 hours TV a day.  I was flabbergasted, how do they fit it all in?  I assume they must stay up past my regular bedtime.  My TV viewing averages about an hour on a weekday and maybe two hours...

Home sweet home

Friday tired is something I’ve been feeling since Tuesday.  I can’t remember feeling quite as tired as I do now for a very long time. It was probably when we moved into the house but I can’t be sure.  The recollections I have of feeling this tired...

When morning breaks into song

The birds are coming back and whilst there isn’t a quite a dawn chorus (apart from Rooster George) there is definitely a more Spring like feeling in the morning air.  Day breaks have  been spectacular this week and I took a few minutes to capture the sun rise...

Bok Choi, the perfect quick and easy dinner companion

After much blog chatter about my Bok Choi it was first harvest this week.  It was a low key affair as I grabbed two plants from the potager in a hurry on my way back from putting the chickens to bed.  I do the messy clean up of the plants in the utility room, close...

The yin and yang of weather

We have the yin and yang of weather right now.  Bright sunny days and cold frosty nights. The morning frosts are pretty spectacular and none more so at our local golf course at Te Marua. I drive past the course on my commuter run and couldn’t resist stopping...