Six on Saturday 25.03.23

It is already nearing the end of March. The bulbs that I have ordered should be arriving soon, a sure…

From the kitchen: pork, pumpkin and sage meatballs

One thing we like in this house is meatballs. Julia Turshen’s wonderful turkey meatballs are a firm favourite and Ottolenghi’s…

It really feels like that transition period between summer and autumn. The mornings are darker, the Japanese anemones are in…

Another month, another look at what has been on my, and other’s bookshelves. The what’s on your bookshelf challenge is hosted by…

Some weeks pass with very little happening, while others are full of things that before you know it, you realise…

What a lovely sunny day it has been! It was a bit too warm to garden out the front of…

As regular readers know, we lost our little black Charlie recently. He was, like all cats, quite a character, bossy,…

What with one thing and another, the week was one of highs and lows: hearing from friends I hadn’t heard…

Autumn is here. February saw parts of the North Island receive 400% of the normal rainfall, and Napier had its…

I love pasta. Whenever I get a new cook book, it is highly likely that the first thing I will…