in search of the kiwi

I had always imagined that a vegetable garden needed constant attention for it to thrive, so my spring efforts were somewhat of an experim...

Still not taken a great number of photos, but here are a few of my successes in the garden:

Wow, that was over to months ago, my last posting.  I did go to the UK, I spent a wonderful month visiting family and friends, catching up...

For the most part, the weather has been incredibly kind here for outdoor work.  The evenings stay lighter that the UK too, so the days are...

Annoyingly, most of the video footage we took is too long (large) to upload onto blogger and I don't have the software to edit it down....

A friend of Heathers, Tom, enthused about his recent new toy, a drone equipped with a camera, one afternoon whilst we were indulging in te...

Where does the time go? Partly to dealing with some sort of virus for a while, the rest of the time on the land, continuing, for the m...

Winter solstice, and the weather is beautiful.  Cold and crisp but warm enough to work in a T shirt in the sunshine, especially if there is...

I filled my time doing less technical tasks, like preparing the holes for the twenty or so fruit trees that I had on order.  Some were in ...

Tomorrow has come and gone for nearly a month ( I change the blog dates so that they are just about accurate to when things happen) and I ...

wholesome lunchtime salad, followed by bread and cheese and a good cup of tea   washing up facilities have improved earthworks by...

Next task, to install the wood burning stove.  I’ve had it for ages and not been particularly concerned, it being a Godin, one of the most...

The calm of November is here.  Not that the first seven days have been calm at all, I’ve only been home for two and a half of them.  The w...

Since the Belgians were here and my last blogging stint whilst dog sitting at Vanessa and Lisa’s a fair amount has happened.  Mostly not h...