That morning feeling, like millions of others have I’m sure!

I’m no night owl.  I’ve always been more of a morning person.  Able to leap out of bed to start the day. But not this morning. Uncharacteristically this morning when the alarm went off I stuck out my hand to turn off the radio thinking “Aagh, I...

A walk to work: a photo study

I not only remembered to take my camera to work with me today but I also remembered to have the data card and had a fully charged battery.  Just the most important things you need if you’re going to practise your photography! I thought it might be fun to snap...

One of New Zealand’s comic characters

As well as wanting a Peacock to move in as part of our comic menagerie,  I would love to have a couple of pukekos.  These native birds are the funniest things to look at and would give hours of pleasure to watch them waddle around and make mischief. I’m not...

The challenges of keeping the potager alive

I watered the potager last night for the first time in a while.  With all the rain and heavy dew we’ve been having the ground has stayed pretty moist.  Sun was a great feeling today to warm us up after the southerly wind but most of all because my salad crops...

Fast food done slow!

Looking back over the last few weeks it’s become clear that the new recipes I’m trying out have one thing in common – apart from the fact that their inspiration comes from my favourite supermarket.  They are all fast foods. They don’t take...