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Looking Hairy

May 28, 2017chrissyb 16 Comments

Here we are in autumn again. The nights are getting nippier and the ponies are getting fluffier. Summer grows a coat that is plush like a teddy bear. Bonnie just goes all Hairy Maclary on us. In the garden our summer veggie and fruit… Continue Reading →

autumn, bonnie, gardening, kaimanawa pony, orange grove, plant life, ponies, vegetable garden

Underplanting the Orange Grove

January 1, 2017chrissyb 8 Comments

Hello, how are you doing out there after the excesses of the festive season? If you’re at the stage where finishing off that last box of chocolates has started to feel like something to cross off the to-do list, you’re probably ready for… Continue Reading →

bees, fruit trees, gardening, orange grove, plant life

Tree Planting Season

May 23, 2016chrissyb 6 Comments

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 →

fruit trees, gardening, orange grove, orchard, winter

All About Bees

April 17, 2016chrissyb 6 Comments

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 →

bees, moving, orange grove

Rain Day

January 1, 2016chrissyb 5 Comments

Rain on New Years Day! I feel very happy sitting inside with my cup of tea watching those lovely droplets falling on the orange grove, irrigating the orchard and the paddocks, and filling up our water tank. The grass here has been drying out and… Continue Reading →

kitty-pop, orange grove, orchard, weather

Update on the Orange Grove

November 22, 2015chrissyb 1 Comment

Just a couple of weeks ago I was showing you blossoms and bees, and now look — here are next years’ oranges on their way. We think the orange grove was planted in the mid 1980’s by the people who set… Continue Reading →

bartering, bees, orange grove

The scent of orange blossom

October 29, 2015chrissyb 5 Comments

Up at the farmlet last weekend there was a new scent in the air. Intrigued I followed my nose to the source and found this: It’s a blossom on one of our 31 orange trees. Did I mention that we have a grove of… Continue Reading →

bees, orange grove

My collection

August 26, 2015chrissyb 8 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I was out at dinner with a friend, and the conversation turned to the things we collect. First choice for both of us would be more horses, but we were temporarily leaving that expensive little hobby aside. Anyway, turns out… Continue Reading →

orange grove, weeds

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