Kiwi rail are still busy trying to rescue the train that was derailed on Thursday. We thought we go and do some rubber necking and see what we could see. MT was the intrepid photographer on assignment this morning. We didn’t get close up but were able to see... Until we get a couple of pigs I won’t feel like we are truly living the New Zealand dream. Whilst we’ve got the dream house, the chickens, the bassets it’s not until we have a couple of porkers fattening in the bush will I think we’ve really... Heavy rain and gale force winds brought much of Wellington to a standstill today. One of the main casualties was the Wairarapa Train which was derailed after hitting a landslip just south of Maymourn where MT gets the train from. Fortunantely no one was injured in... My bassets are a constant worry to me but never more so when we’re at the river. These dogs are not water-wise. Despite my best endeavours to teach Fortnum and Mason to swim they have flatly refused to engage in such aquatic high jinx. Although Fortnum will... The prolonged sunny spell is a welcome change from what has otherwise been a tough winter. With such bright skies it has been a perfect excuse to extend the basset walks to fit in a bit of photography practice. As I looked skyward to enjoy the heat in the sun I... 