Rain lowers morale all round

Rain and wind was not in our plan for today.  It’s a bitter blow for a Sunday when we planned to be out for a long basset walk and spending time ticking off the list of outdoor chores.  It just wasn’t to be today and we weren’t very happy about...

Is home economics alive?

I heard on National Radio to the other day that the average kiwi watches 3-5 hours TV a day.  I was flabbergasted, how do they fit it all in?  I assume they must stay up past my regular bedtime.  My TV viewing averages about an hour on a weekday and maybe two hours...

Home sweet home

Friday tired is something I’ve been feeling since Tuesday.  I can’t remember feeling quite as tired as I do now for a very long time. It was probably when we moved into the house but I can’t be sure.  The recollections I have of feeling this tired...

When morning breaks into song

The birds are coming back and whilst there isn’t a quite a dawn chorus (apart from Rooster George) there is definitely a more Spring like feeling in the morning air.  Day breaks have  been spectacular this week and I took a few minutes to capture the sun rise...

Bok Choi, the perfect quick and easy dinner companion

After much blog chatter about my Bok Choi it was first harvest this week.  It was a low key affair as I grabbed two plants from the potager in a hurry on my way back from putting the chickens to bed.  I do the messy clean up of the plants in the utility room, close...