Admittedly we’re all creatures of habit but never more so that a basset hound. Â They are smart and they know their own mind with preferred ways of doing things that have little to do with pleasing their pack leader. Â Needless to say that basset owners tend to... 
On Kapiti Island the bird life completely mesmorised me. Closer to home I am cursing the little blighters for taking dust baths in my flower beds and leaving waste on my verandas. For all the momentary annoyance I do feel very lucky to have such a proliferation of... 
A dose of sunshine does wonders to lift my mood and bring a spring into my step. Â No doubt that the sunshine brought a touch of magic to our walk on Kapiti Island a couple of weeks ago. I found myself distracted by the light as it danced through the layers of native... 
Fair weather may be back again this week bringing some much needed sunshine but all it’s done is deepen my denial that autumn is here. Â No doubt that the tell-tell signs are here in spades – morning mists, golden light and pumpkins taking over the kitchen... There is only one thing more disconcerting than to trip over your own feet. Â To trip over a pair of feet that are seemingly growing from the ground. Â I did just that whilst wandering around the Ellerslie Flower Show in Christchurch a couple of weeks ago. Â These... 
