Root vegetables and a growers contemplation.

There is nothing better than being able to chat with a like minded friend.  Someone who won’t roll their eyes when you start moaning about your tomatoes and will get equally excited when you tell them the number of eggs the chickens are laying. Comparing notes...

Photography blues

This kind of sums up how I’ve been feeling without my camera.  The fact I’ve been busy with work and haven’t had time for photography is beside the point.  This is a view towards the Hutt Valley across Wellington Harbour last Sunday.  It was as...

Skies of fire to keep us warm

Like the wonderful sunrises the sunsets have been wonderful.  Well they were last week.  Today, it’s hard to see anything off the veranda since it’s dark, cloudy and cold enough to put the heating on.  I love the warmth of this picture and the fact the...

More rhubarb delights

Don’t you think it’s a wonderful feeling when things go right.  Having set myself a goal to bake my way through the NZ Treasury of Baking as a way to improve my baking prowess I’m chuffed that so far everything I’ve attempted has been a...

Autumn lights

I hate to admit it but autumn is really here.  There are toadstools a plenty popping up in the Kaitoke Forest. It was the shaft of light that highlighted this act of nature. The only consolation about autumn arriving is that it means that we can start blackberry...