I’m finding it hard to believe that the festive season is upon us once again and another year is drawing to a close. My blog posts at this time of year are normally brief and this one is will not be an exception. Its always nice to take a relaxing break to catch up with [...]
Last Saturday morning I spent several hours at the local Brookby School helping out with the judging of chickens for the annual ag day. Not sure why they sought me out to do this as I’m no expert however I was assured that it was going to be a relaxed event and that I shouldn’t [...]
Over recent years I’ve written about Anzac Day but rather than covering the same ground this year I’ve opted to publish a few images of last Wednesday’s 73rd Anzac Day Dawn Service. As usual it was held at Auckland’s War Memorial Museum Cenotaph. Anzac Day mornings are usually cold and wet but our 4 am [...]
Even though I started work last Wednesday today has really been the first serious day of production with diversions to the veggie garden, chicken coops and bee hives a definite no go. I’ve enjoyed the time out despite the damp and dismal weather but now its time to get those late December early January orders [...]
Wow, frantic and frenetic are just some of the words that best describe the last three weeks as we’ve been very busy getting our orders made up and away in time for Christmas. As tired as I feel just now I know my to do list is not fully cleared until I publish this brief [...]
The idea of making a bird feeder from an empty Just Juice bottle occurred to me on a wet Saturday afternoon as I was disposing of “our plastics” in the recycling bin. Plastic is one of my pet hates therefore I’m often thinking of other ways that it can be put to good use. I [...]
Now that we are well into autumn there’s less to do in the vegetable garden and I have more time to relax and take in the ever changing textures and colours of the season.
Our blog has been some what neglected of late as we’ve been frantically busy getting all the December orders made up to be delivered in time for Christmas. This has meant my blogging and garden have taken a back seat. One morning last week I even dragged myself out of bed at 4.30 so as [...]
Even though I’ve lived in Auckland for almost 40 years I’ve never visited any of the off shore islands so when I was invited to check out “Tiri” about 4 weeks ago I jumped at the chance. Brian a friend of mine from Forest & Bird was keen to get back to the island with [...]
“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.” My Dad Leslie Dunn Snr -21st New Zealand infantry battalion. 1939-1945 Western desert Egypt and his medals below. Below: [...]
