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This post is bought to you by the colour green…
… with a few pops of colour thrown in for good measure. It hasn’t been the easiest season so far, however if I stop focusing on what is making it a struggle and look at the big picture. Or take…
Read MoreStorm weeding
This is the absolute best kind of weeding there is. After a period of sustained torrential rain the soil becomes so moist deep down that even the nastiest weed like dock weed slips right out of the ground with the…
Read MoreConstructing structures Part one
Here we are in the middle of the best weekend of all time – Labour Weekend. Saturday was OK weather wise – a bit blowy, but the boffins are telling us the rest of the weekend will be soggy! How…
Read MoreBurning with Fire.
The efforts to restore the garden back to some semblance of order are coming along nicely. My hands are looking more like gardener hands and at the end of the day I feel the need for a soak in a…
Read MoreReaping what has been sown.
My recent article in Bite, the fabulous foodie section of the NZ Herald came with a wonderful accompaniment, a collection of recipes to complement what is being harvested in my garden. Each one was a mouth-watering wonder and it only made…
Read MoreWatching over tiny things
At this time of year there is so much going on and it is all new and fresh. Many little things need a lot of care and attention and others are just part of the bigger picture. I love watching…
Read MoreHow to make Yellow Tomato Paste
In my absence summer picked up and left and autumn stepped in to take its place. At this point there is no noticeable difference, as it is still hot, hot, hot. The garden is still doing its thing and the…
Read MoreFour days in a row!
I can’t believe we have had … I struggle to find the words – sunny days is too overstated, but cloudy days hardly seems worth getting excited about. The wind is still there and it rains overnight – which is…
Read MorePHOTO DAY 10: Mystery
Brief: share an image that creates a sense of mystery. This weekend I am at a Christmas Market, although I still feel it is way too early to be thinking about Christmas. I’m a kinda two weeks before kind of girl….
Read MorePlease don’t consider me promiscuous
But I’m going to try and do 30 beds in 30 days! And the challenge started yesterday. I am sitting here with sore aching muscles. Initially I thought it was the foreign lurgy I brought home from our trip as…
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