Category: Life
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Champagne with Fish and Chips on the Waterfront
Wellington Harbour was the most beautiful sight yesterday. You can walk for a quite some time around the old port area and it is heaving with eateries, locals, tourists, runners and business men on suspiciously long lunches. The usual business of a working port with boats, ferries and ships weaving in and out of the…
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The First Gathering and a Little news from the Farmy
Yesterday evening was the first of the gatherings. Beautiful Daughter arrived on time and within hours had hijacked the dog and walked to two local dairies looking for her…
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New Zealand Travel
Yesterday I arrived in Wellington via Auckland. Safe and sound. This is home. I was collected by my sons and we all gathered for a bakery lunch. We feasted on steak and cheese pies, deep fried lasagne squares, filled rolls and sausage rolls, doughnuts with cream and custard squares. Not necessarily in that order. All…
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California roast chicken with lemon, thyme and pear stuffing
First the obligatory baby shot! Getting a bath from Dad. This one did make me laugh, she is laughing too. Babies are like cats, they always look gorgeous in photographs! Cooking with family is one of my most favourite things. Roast lemon chicken is also one of my favourite things. We went to the supermarket…
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Bye Bye Now Farmy
Have you ever seen a pig wave her little trotter, smiling weakly? The image wants me to add a white glove and a tearful well made-up eye; a sobbing Daisy and desolate Queenie, standing looking all forlorn. At the very least a heart broken dog. A peacock turned away so as to hide his quivering…
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