The other day at the beach I got the chance to try out my new crochet sunhat! We drove north of Auckland for half an hour to Orewa Beach – a magnificent long white sandy beach on the east coast that is safe for swimming. In the photo I am looking towards the tip of […]
Read More‘ Twas the night before Christmas So what did we do? Shared a bottle of wine And enjoyed the view! This is the sunset from our verandah on Christmas Eve, as we enjoyed this: Craggy Range Te Kahu 2007 – a delicious Hawke’s Bay Gimblett Gravels wine using the traditional Bordeaux grape varieties (Merlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet […]
Read MoreI’ve been slowly working on the infamous Babette Blanket for a while now, and really love the results so far. It is quite addictive making all those little squares, and I don’t think I’ll be able to stop myself making another one because I keep thinking of all the other colour possibilities, not to mention […]
Read MoreWith L off to a friends for the afternoon, I finally had time to ice those Christmas spice biscuits we made the other day – don’t they look delectable? After a couple of days stored in the top shelf of the pantry, I am sure there weren’t as many biscuits as I remembered, and that […]
Read MoreYesterday was the last time I will be making one of these for a while, as school holidays here have now begun. For his last primary school lunch L ate everything except the sandwiches, which returned home in their wrapper completely untouched. I suppose that is my hint to try something new next year, instead […]
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