Brr it’s been cold and wet today. Nothing new you may be thinking but with snow across the South Island and even on our own Rimutaka Hill I think it’s safe to declare winter has arrived.Tornados were threatened which worried me today as I walked to the... Today is Fortnum and Mason’s 9 month birthday. It’s hard to believe that they’ve been part of our household for over 6 months now. I can hardly remember what life was like before the bassets came along.A quick review of the basset pics shows just how... After the arm aching efforts in the garden I was pleased to have some comfort on my feet this weekend. On Saturday my lovely slippers finally arrived from their long journey from the USA.Regular bloggers will recall how the Tale of Two Slippers started. New readers... This dinky flower on our Leptosermum Huia was the one bright spot in the garden this weekend. Apart from this is was simply hard graft, rain and lots of pain.We managed to get the final tree holes dug and planted. Then came the tricky bit to put in the stakes to keep... Although a little earlier than I was expecting our second delivery of trees came on Friday. It’s been all hands and paws on deck for tree planting as these trees came bare root so there was no time to waste before getting them into the ground.Given there was 40... 