We don’t like to think of our family and friends at home suffering in the snow so we organise an icy southerly blast to come up from the pole. We’ve had some rain, mist and a cold wind to bring me closer to those I love up in the northern hemisphere.... I sometimes feel challenged by my daily blogging habit. Other days it’s sheer delight to be able to share my fun and adventures here in New Zealand. I was starting to think it was time to broaden my scope of reporting when lo and behold some new neighbours... It’s the hedgerows that have been the culinary larder today. The potager has had to take a back seat whilst I’ve headed off through the long grass and brambles to harvest blackberries. I’ve been spying the bramble fruit for a few weeks now but... When I’m not pickling, cooking and vegetable growing I’m building fences to protect the trees from the rabbits. Yes the pesky blighters keep burrowing around the roots and gnawing the stems.   As you can see the bassets help me with this task by... As normal radio programmes returned this morning after a month of summer time scheduling (yes, things close down over the holidays), I thought it’s time I eased myself back into business as usual. As a Domestic Executive this is a truly wonderful thing. My... 