In the South Island of New Zealand. Above Wanaka, New Zealand. 
Welcome to the boonies!
This morning I am beginning to bake bread without my favourite Janie’s Mill flour is proving to be a bit of a challenge.
Baking bread for my family is my favourite thing. ( I have many favourite things). The house we are staying in is on a road called Gin and a Raspberry Road just up the road from the Canmore Pub. And – unforgivably we forgot the gin – so someone had better drive down into Wanaka today!
I stayed at the Cardrona hotel my first night in the South of NZ because I changed my flights to avoid being caught in an ice storm in OHare, Chicago and arriving in New Zealand 24 hours early i treated myself a night in this lovely hotel. It was not expensive and was perfect. The Cardrona is an icon in the South. Everyone knows it.
The rooms opened on to the beer garden and the garden had a playground so all members of our family were happy.
And now we have relocated just up the road ( straight upwards I might add) so we will be returning! 
The Cardrona is actually hidden behind that group of tall trees down in the valley. This shot is from the bottom of the wild meadows that surround our mountain house.
So here I am – surrounded in colour and slopes that in the winter are covered in snow and skiers. I am more than happy to be here in the summer. 
Now, I need to go and roll the dough. I am working with a relative of my sourdough Godzilla, so I am feeling confident – but the flour is from Turkey which seems a bit weird and I have no idea of the milling date the use by date is in 18 months and of course no mention of the grain the flour was made from. How quickly I have become a flour snob!
Talk soon
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
37 responses to “MY LITTLE HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS”
What beautiful pictures. Enjoy your time with your family and soak up some of the warmth. 😊 wish we had warmth back here at home! Brrrrrr today!
Thanks for taking us along !!
I never knew there was a such thing as a flour snob, and now I know one! Looks sooo beautiful. Enjoy!
I’m so happy you are with your family. This place looks so gorgeous! Thanks for the pics.
I hope our stray bushfire smoke stays away from those pristine slopes. It looks wonderful, a glorious alpine meadow, but with a handy gin supply just down the road 🙂 I also hope Godzilla’s cousin is happy ‘talking Turkish’ to your flour, and that the bread will rise like your spirits!
Thinking of you all ‘down under’ Kate. Be safe.
So far, we are, a long way from any of the bad stuff, and blessed with a bit of rain. But I have friends and family in affected zones. Such a worry…
There are many from around the globe thinking of all of you.
❤
Sooo jealous ! Summer! I don’t mend winter but seeing all that beautiful green !!! I wouldn’t be making bread I would say let’s eat cake and go for a hike!!😀
Beautiful. Enjoy your time there.
What a beautiful location. I’m sure the Turkish flour is great, but weird to find it in New Zealand. Too many air miles.
Beautiful. I’m so jealous. All I see is snow.
Enjoy your taste of summer, I can’t wait until we leave for Spain! Not quite summer there but it’s warmer than here so I won’t complain!
You have a nice place! 🙂 THank you for sharing it with us.
Summer ? Looks wonderful, like all the NZ photos and film from two friends, on honeymoon last year. Why didn’t we do that ?
Miss my lovely North Island born mother in law..
You live large in a mountain with beautiful pictures
Good to find your blog again after a couple years Cecilia! (I used to be under 2boys1homestead). Can’t wait to see what you’re up to!
Beautiful, beautiful New Zealand! Makes me want to head right back there! I just know you all are kicking up your heels and having a wonderful time!!!