Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther

• Making pear cider on the Sustainable Farm – Nothing is Wasted.

  A chilly autumnal day (this word autumnal needs to be said out loud, I think it has the most beautiful sound).  Today we begin to make the pear cider. The pears have been sitting in the shed quietly ripening and now they are looking juicy and sweet. Except for that greenish one, I am going…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 31, 2011

  Preserving, Sustainable farming, Vines and Wine

  crusher, hard cider, pear cider, pears, press

• Netball: The other New Zealand Sport.

  Now if you thought rugby was popular. Check out netball. If you go to New Zealand in the winter you will pass girls playing netball often. So Focus. I need to say right now that I know almost as much about netball as I do about rugby.  So don’t go yelling at me. I did…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 29, 2011

  Travel, Writing

  boys, mean girls, netball, new zealand, Silver Ferns, women’s basketball

• The Corn Harvest

  A combine harvester in my garden:             What was that about a picture and a thousand words? c      

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 28, 2011

  Farming, Photography

  combine harvester, corn, harvest, John Deere

• 100th Post in the middle of NZ week.

  When are we going to get back to dining out in New Zealand? and Netball! and the New Zealand Food? Soon, Soon darling. The 100th Post needs to be noted.  This is a milestone.  I need to thank you all for building with me this far. I love working with you guys. In fact the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 28, 2011

  Humour, Life

  100th post, cell phones, combine harvester, fun, New Zealand Week, tele marketing, telephones

• Jeepers Creepers, where d’ya get those Peepers? Look what TonTon found in the barn!

  So TonTon was barking like mad at the  barn door. This is rare behaviour so something was amiss and I have learnt not to ignore him. I went outside the kitchen door and he ran to me his hackles up. Usually this means there is a sheep in the wrong place or Daisy has picked…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 26, 2011

  Farm Animals, Life, Sustainable farming

  baby chicks, barn. dog, cat, chickens, chicks, chooks