Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther

• Salmon and Shrimp Chowder because I can’t go Fishing on the Prairie.

  I have a friend, who lives by himself in a beach house on stilts, up the East Coast,  in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.  It is a beautiful bay, deserted for most of the year. He is on the beach every day . Surfing mostly. Or looking for surf. When he goes away to work he…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 2, 2011

  Life, Living the life, Meals, Recipes, Travel

  chowder, crayfish, fishing, gathering, salmon, shell fish, shrimps, surfing

• Rubbish Men catch a Giggle

  Yesterday I introduced you to the farm house in the orchard, we talked about its high ceilings and long old fashioned sash windows. It also had a long wide corridor that ran past all the bedroom doors and to a massive solid wood front door. This front door opened onto a small porch with those…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 29, 2011

  Humour, Living the life, Photography, Stories

  broom, farm house, garbage men, new zealand, rubbush men, singing in the shower, smoke, smoke alarm, smoke detector, towel

• The Table, the Cat and Kids with Balls

  We have leapt a generation in this piece. But you know how sometimes a story will get stuck in the front of your brain and revolve around in there until it is down-loaded to clear the way for another. This is a persistent memory, but only of a moment really. So I have taken you…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 28, 2011

  Living the life, Stories, Travel

  balls, Divorce, kids, Oak Table, potatoes

• Frozen swimming pools, cats, chocolate, cows and other things

  OK, Update time. The yeast is definitely active in the grape juice. The Snug (the snug is a tiny room with a couch, a beanbag and a TV in it, this is where John  makes the wine, cider etc as he can regulate the temperature in there and sit with his wine whilst watching the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 27, 2011

  Farming

  ayrshire cow images, cars, cat, chocolate, cooking oil car

• A Small but Robust Sticky Crush

  Yesterday we picked out first little crop of Vidal Blanc grapes for wine. We hauled everything out through the orchard into the teensy vineyard (10 vines to pick),  set up the harvest table, (made from old recycled barn timbers) and numerous vessels. Gathered the troops and began. This is our first pick of these grapes…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 26, 2011

  Humour, Living the life, Vines and Wine

  crushing grapes, grapes, making wine, picking grapes, spiders, Vidal Blanc, wine, wine press