Six on Saturday 30.04.22

It really feels autumnal now, with chilly mornings and evenings. Autumns here are lovely, almost extending the summer with calm, … More

Six on Saturday 19.03.22

What a lovely warm, sunny day! It feels as if summer hasn’t completely gone away. I’ve been baking rather gardening, … More

Six on Saturday 26.02.22

I thought about how to start this post, but Six on Saturday is a blog theme about gardening, and not … More

Six on Saturday 13.11.21

After so many gorgeous sunny days this week, today is wet and grey. It has been a day to stay … More

Six on Saturday 30.10.21

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

From the kitchen: seeded apple bread

It was a rather wet Wednesday afternoon today, so my instinct was to turn to the kitchen. I had been … More

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 21.11.20

It is a grey and windy day here (northerlies at least, but still up to 110km/h) so not a day to be out gardening. Parts of the South Island are having some really awful weather, with gale force winds and heavy rain, so we have got away with things lightly.