I feel unusually organised. Not because I’ve finished unpacking (heck no!), but because I’ve just placed my order for the fruit trees we will plant over winter. The voucher was given to me about this time last year by my lovely workmates (now ex-workmates, but still dear friends). At the time… Continue Reading
One of the interesting things about moving to the country is a change in the junk mail that arrives in your letterbox. Brochures on the latest electronic gizmos and flyers full of supermarket specials still march in, but suddenly there are also glossy catalogues with… Continue Reading
Just a quick update to congratulate all the University of Auckland students who will graduate this week. One of them is Darling Daughter, who aced that Engineering Degree. Now she’s good to construct a flying fox, sign off on a rope bridge, design a pony… Continue Reading
Over the last few weeks the Forbearing Husband has often been spotted striding around the Seven Acre Wood hauling logs for the firewood pile. Just him and The Chainsaw. Out doing Manly Work together. Like this: Only of course the Forbearing Husband… Continue Reading
I’d been pinning pics of crafty ways to organise my garden implements (as any good farm-girl would do). See, look at the pretty storage. Who wouldn’t want their barn to look like this? My witty cuzzie saw my pin, so next time I looked this… Continue Reading
One of the exciting things about autumn on the farmlet has been seeing mushrooms, toadstools and other fungi popping up around the place. Here are some that Deborah and I spotted last weekend. I started trying to identify them, but you wouldn’t believe… Continue Reading
I thought it was time for a little update on the garden situation. Those of you who were concentrating may have noticed that I did indeed divert the Northland drought with my Mediterranean garden experiment. That was no thanks to the local farming… Continue Reading
So, you know how we have bees? And you remember how the plan was to bring our bees on a big adventure to Northland where they could pollinate our citrus trees and make orange blossom honey? Well, things have changed. A few… Continue Reading
A woodshed full of firewood. There is something very primally satisfying about a large tidy stack of wood. Knowing that you have the resource required to keep you and yours toasty warm, whatever weather the Goddesses choose to bestow, is a… Continue Reading
OK. I admit it. I’ve been holding out on you. I haven’t yet introduced you to one of my very favourite places in Whangarei. It’s the public library. I joined up on our very first day here, only hours after taking possession of… Continue Reading
