It’s been a rotton day weatherwise and this doesn’t make for a happy Domestic Executive household. A southerly front has blown in and has brought the clouds down in our valley and brought with it persistent rain since the middle of the night. Because... 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... Yesterday the ground started sprouting pink wooden pegs. Or rather they were being bashed in the ground by our landscape designer Jamie. He came up to set out the spots for the trees to be planted.At first I thought this was a job that we could do ourselves but when I... As I pottered into town yesterday enjoying the sunshine the weather reports on the radio were warning snow down to 200m in some parts of New Zealand.Imagine my delight when MT said we’ve got snow this morning. Yes, we do indeed. Our surrounding hill tops are... I think it’s fair to say winter has arrived. The tell tale signs are the extra duvet on the bed, the fire on every evening, winter coat out of the cupboard and a general new ruddiness to people’s faces as a they brave the biting chill of the Wellington... 