Chocolate, chips and cold weather

It’s been a cold and wet week, after Monday being such a gorgeous day. There has been flooding down south … More

Apples, pears and a slice of cake

Tomorrow (1st June) is the start of winter down here in the southern hemisphere. It’s the season for stews, pies … More

You know that winter is coming in New Zealand when the price of tomatoes goes up. According to Statistics New … More

We had some rather dramatic weather this week, with torrential rain causing land slips and travel disruptions. 117.4mm fell in … More

It is another lovely sunny day today, Saturday, and I’m sitting here with the door open, enjoying the autumn sunshine … More

Last weekend’s bad weather meant a lot of time spent indoors. This meant I got in a cooking and baking … More

Saturday, as I mentioned in my last post, was Anzac Day, and I have to confess that we failed to … More

Some of you may have seen the fuss in the media this week about Gwyneth Paltrow’s attempt to live off … More

Friday was Poppy Day, the day we in New Zealand buy our poppies prior to Anzac Day. This year marks … More

The weather brightened up at the weekend, with some sunshine, though late Sunday the weather turned and we had quite … More