My wish for Spring was granted earlier this week. The bassets were loving the warmer sun to laze around on the veranda doing very little. They were hoping for good weather to linger so they could get their extra long walk. There are always special hikes to be... The Olympics are underway. The annual couch potato fest can begin. Well it might if only there weren’t so many darn adverts. I’m afraid we’re suffering from NZTV’s coverage which unlike the Beeb has adverts about every 15 minutes. After... I know you’ve been waiting with bated breath all week. The wait is over folks, here’s my report on the Shaker project to improve productivity in the pantry.  It’s been a challenge I can tell you. No mean task. I never knew there was so much... One of my favourite things is my washing line. Strange I know but it is the washing line I’ve been hankering for all my domesticated life. I’ve had some OK washing lines in my time but this one beats them all hands down. My early declaration of spring... I still get shivers when I think about the day we took possession of our house. There were builders crawling all over finishing up and cleaners crawling all over them trying to tidy up. I was standing in the midst of it all thinking…. it’s not ready,... 