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Strange lights in the night.
Caught betwixt and between.Yesterday I saw this leaf hanging way up high, hanging by a thread in a tree where it does not even belong. Just visiting. As I was shooting it lifted and simply blew away. Last night it was windy and one of the loft windows was not quite shut. Open a slither.…
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Mama’s Retro Pumpkin Pie: can you bear it?
My little sister Gabe, who is developing a farm in New Zealand, wrote to me yesterday, asking for our Mums Pumpkin Pie recipe. Coincidentally my little brother T asked for the recipe a couple of weeks ago as well. And yes they are both Littlies. You will remember the Littlies from the beach house…
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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…
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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…
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