Across America people are celebrating Thanksgiving. In two of the offices I visited today for work the frenzy had reached New Zealand with pumpkin pie on offer and conversations about what people were thankful for. It’s interesting to stop and think about what... A new addition in the garden. This cute little white flower on the Philadelphus Lemoinei. It’s a relief to see it coming into flower as this particular plant has had a tough life since it arrived having been a preferred seat for a basset’s bottom on... This is a very happy vegetable patch. It’s been thirsty for days although it’s been watered regularly. It’s been thirsting for real water straight from the sky. The clouds have happily obliged today which to be honest has been a relief all... It was hotter and dryer yesterday than it was supposed to be. The bassets had a particularly tiring walk as a result. The first priority when we were back was to rehydrate us all. You can see in this picture that Mason was wasting no time in making himself more... Today it was supposed to rain. Bucket down. Wild winds and raindrops. I had planned my entire to do list around the rain that was forecast for today. Can you believe it was 25 degrees and one of the hottest days of the year. Not a drop of water in sight. And,... 