It has been all head down and bum up getting ready for this new season. I have been working so hard across all areas of responsibility that I have taken to ending my days completely exhausted in our comfy ‘grandfather’…
Read MoreI’m not all that technically minded, but that never stops me from trying to turn the perfect solution to a garden problem from the vision in my head into a reality. Sometimes it works out wonderfully and I am amazed…
Read MoreNot counting today and not that I’m counting… actually, that is a lie. Of course I’m counting. It is all a bit hectic here as I race to get the garden ‘spring ready’ for this self-imposed deadline. If I’m honest…
Read MoreAfter a turbulent July, August so far has been lovely. It makes it really feel like spring is so close you could touch it. The first half is looking to be mostly sunny with a smattering of rain, but it…
Read MoreThese days I have been working my way though all the winter projects on my to do list at a great rate of knots. With only 34 days until the start of spring – not counting today, I feel like…
Read MoreWhen you live somewhere as extreme as we do, here on the wild west coast, there is nothing like experience to teach you what you need to know. More often than not, it comes after you complete a project with…
Read MoreI can really feel the hint of spring, and if I am to be honest, along with the rising sap there a rising panic. Will I get all my winter things done before I need to switch over to spring…
Read MoreNB: This is a sponsored post with the good people from GARDENA NZ, who have generously made this project possible. Over the winter I have had a few side hustles going on beyond the realm of my garden that have…
Read MoreI’ve missed you all and I don’t know how I managed to leave it so long before getting in touch. I haven’t stopped or anything. In fact, quite the opposite. I’ve had my most productive June ever. I think the…
Read MoreI declared bravely while we had none. We have a camping stove so the cups of tea can still flow, so really what is there to worry about?! Other than the fact that the power outage is caused by the…
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