My answers to Cee’s Share Your World Challenge this week. What is your most favorite smell/scent? I love the smell…
A pie, some parsnips and Australian rules
Saturday, as I mentioned in my last post, was Anzac Day, and I have to confess that we failed to…
A parade, a memorial and some shaky moments
I’m writing this on Anzac Day, which this year also marks 100 years of the New Zealand and Australian troops…
Share Your World: Week 16
And so to this week’s Cee’s Share Your World challenge What are your favorite spices? Easy – cinnamon and nutmeg. …
Chicken, limes and Gwyneth Paltrow
Some of you may have seen the fuss in the media this week about Gwyneth Paltrow’s attempt to live off…
Poppies, lemons and cake
Friday was Poppy Day, the day we in New Zealand buy our poppies prior to Anzac Day. This year marks…
Love My City: Scorching Bay
This post is part of the monthly blogging event Love My City, where bloggers share hidden gems and places worth…
Baking, biscuits and barre
The weather brightened up at the weekend, with some sunshine, though late Sunday the weather turned and we had quite…
Pumpkins, feijoas and making chutney
With early autumn, comes a new wave of fruits and vegetables. Apples, beans, capsicum (peppers), pears, passion fruit, pumpkin and…
An exhibition, a painting and comfort food
It has been a really wet week here, with lots of rain, even though it is still warm outside. If…
Thistles and Kiwis 