The first time I heard his characteristically French “oo la la” I was almost suffocating under a mound of coats piled into my arms by VIPs at corporate function. Â By the time I had dumped the offending garments into the arms of one of my staff and... 
It may be call the love apple (Pomme D’Amour) but for now I have a love-hate thing going on with my tomatoes. I am overcome with delight that after years of struggling to grow tomatoes outdoors my poly greenhouse has been the perfect haven for growing them but... 
Fair weather may be back again this week bringing some much needed sunshine but all it’s done is deepen my denial that autumn is here.  No doubt that the tell-tell signs are here in spades – morning mists, golden light and pumpkins taking over the kitchen... The popular opinion in New Zealand is that this summer has been a washout.  Since New Year we’ve been blighted by bouts of furious wind and driving rain making it the worst summer weather since we arrived in New Zealand six years ago. The only upside I can see... With a taste that can be as sharp as their thorns gooseberries are not to everyone’s liking. I love the  crisp bite and piquant flavour that livens the palette whether you eat them straight from the bush or wrap them in a luxurious blanket of cream and sugar.... 
