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 … More

Six on Saturday 04.02.23

It is still so humid here in Wellington, with days of still, sticky weather and mostly cloudy skies. Parts of … More

Everything is looking kind of sad out in the garden just now, even the things that are doing well. It … More

It is a lovely sunny day here in Wellington. We escaped the worst of Cyclone Hale which hit the north … More

Another quick six from me as I am going out again on a Saturday night – I know – it … More

Another Saturday, another time to share 6 things from the garden. We have a new host, Jim at Garden Ruminations, whose … More

I may be a little early this month, but with Wednesday being my non-working day, it is a good opportunity … More

I’m starting this post having finished breakfast, read some other blog posts and emails while all the time listening to … More

The weather is definitely getting warmer, you can really feel it in the air. Everything is growing apace, especially weeds. … More

Where has time gone this year? It is only 10 weeks to Christmas and so only a bit less time … More