Category: Humour

• Don’t yell at me about being on a Diet & Parmesan Crackers

  I know dieting is a bad word. I know that we say to ourselves- I should be able to eat what I like. I am allowed to enjoy myself. Being overweight is not a bad thing. But you have to qualify what is overweight. You see I believe in being my natural weight. And my…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 10, 2011

  Humour, Life, Low-Carb, Recipes, Vegetarian

  diet, low carb recipes, parmesan crackers, sustainable living, The Celi Diet

• Cooking Nights with the Old Folks

  I was a very young Mum when I got a job for six weeks working with the night nurse at an old folks home. There were two of us and not very much to do, so the other nurse delightfully,  arrived each night with her blanket and her pillow, set up the drugs trolley, changed…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 6, 2011

  Humour, Living the life, Stories

  cups of tea, geriatric care, midnight cooking, old folks homes, old ladies

• Seven Deadly Sins and the Games we Play

  You will have noticed a dearth of good photos in my blogs lately, this is because my camera metaphorically spat the proverbial dummy. I have a new lens on the way but until then the camera is sitting in the corner of my summer study feeling all wan and miserable. It has had no walks…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 4, 2011

  Humour, Living the life

  awards, bloggers, blogging, blondes, dumb jokes, games

• 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

• 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