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I've really appreciated the comments latley, especially one I got from Briar today about enjoying me keeping it real. I like to think ...

I haven't really got time to be cruising around the blog sphere on dial -up entering giveaways, but I'm glad I did because I found t...

Potatoes Kumara (sweet potatoes) The vegetation has mainly frosted off in the garden, I can see dried up stalks of where tubers were plante...

Having a few days away from home. Forgot the camera! Walks on the beach in the cold winter air, the sound of the sea at night and 5 Tui fe...

We got the frost to end the growing season last night. It's good to remember to protect plants around full moon as it often frosts harde...

Dusting, window cleaning, lighting fires, vacuuming, knitting and costume sewing featured quite heavily this week. My neighbour caught me i...

Freezing cold nights needing hot water bottles and extra woollen blankets are heralding gorgeous late autumn days, perfect for playing at ou...

Winners announced below. I breathed a big sigh of relief sending the children back to school yesterday. We all really enjoyed the break but ...

One of my fabulous Aunts has worked for most of the school holidays helping PJ with her reading. I feel very guilty that PJ doesn't fin...

The Autumn colours in the vege garden are beautiful. My warm evening weeding inspired me to get the camera out, though my hand wasn't q...