Six on Saturday 18.12.21

It has been a gorgeous, sunny, summer day here, with bright blue skies, buzzing bees…and the sounds of noisy outside … More

Six on Saturday 11.12.21

Two weeks today is Christmas Eve, and by now (Saturday evening) we will be full of food, beer and snaps … More

Six on Saturday 04.12.21

Today, 4th December, is St Barbara’s Day. She is the patron saint of miners, artillerymen and anyone who works with … More

Six on Saturday 30.01.21

Here we are at the end of January already. With wind, rain and sun this week, plants have either collapsed (the hymenocallis) or thrived (various).

Six on Saturday 09.01.20

You know what it is like when you go on holiday, you either come back to a garden decimated by … More

Six on Saturday 16.05.20

After a mostly sunny week, with lots of bright blue skies, today is overcast and grey. I did get in … More

Six on Saturday 09.05.20

After a very wet start to the week, sunshine returned, with bright, blue autumn skies returning to cheer up our … More

Six on Saturday 02.05.20

It is May already, and the days are growing shorter, the nights longer. It has been such a strange year, … More

Six on Saturday 07.12.19

In contrast to last Saturday’s gorgeous sunshine, today is overcast and windy. In fact, there has been pretty awful weather most of the week, with some gale force winds forcing flight cancellations and Civil Defence warnings about flooding in parts of South Canterbury in the South Island.