We’re still basking in above average weather. It was a fiery start to this morning. It was almost like flames shooting from behind the Tararuas.   This colourful start to the day was just what I needed. Having been running on adrenalin and coffee for... Don’t be fooled his cute wrinkled ankles. This is a basset who went deep paddling beyond his usual depth and all because he spied ducks on the other side of the river. You’ve got to love his enthusiasm even if he does almost give me heart palpitations... It’s hard to resist the temptation to kick your way through the piles of autumnal leaves. They are now a colourful blanket all around us. The extreme dry weather this year has deepened the colours even if it hasn’t stopped the leaves falling. With... Memories of harvest festival services in church when I was a child have been popping in my head recently. Displays of fruits and vegetables in technicolour glory all laid out in church to celebrate the end of summer’s hard work. I was never in favour of tinned... Setting aside the debris, layabout hose and impromptu fencing in the kitchen garden I am excited about what’s happening in there. Stuff is growing. Stuff we can eat. Stuff that hasn’t gone to seed, rotted or been eaten away by pests. It’s all... 