There is nothing more satisfying seeing a building project come to fruition. Especially when its not me doing the building. The kitchen garden construction has really taken shape although for a moment I think that the plans must have been misread. I was... With howling winds and incessant rain this weekend the wintry atmosphere you could be forgiven in thinking that we were heading into a northern rather than a southern hemisphere Christmas. To cheer us up we cooked up a batch of a wonderfully spicy biscuit that has a... The illusions you get during a building project are deceiving and can make your dream project into a living nightmare. I recall the sheer panic the first time I saw the house foundations and saw we were building something the size of a sports stadium. It... I’ve traditionally created my own ritual of stir up Sunday for my Christmas Cake baking. This usually involves staying up late on Christmas Eve to take the cake out of the oven, stashing the cake until Boxing Day and then icing it just in time for people to... Nature has a habit of spoiling things on a regular basis. But then it pays you back with more wonderment and bounty. I know logic tells me that nature’s way is to balance things out, there are some winners and losers. Losing is not something I enjoy but... 