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We have got our kit set hen house. No hens yet as it will need a bit of putting together including post holes as it will be on a slope. View of site Digger tequired It’s a glorious still sunny day. Too hot to plant, a deep water is needed in some places and new plants...

The kereru are feasting on totara berries and the puriri is fruiting and flowering so prolifically that there are berries all over the ground. Totara Puriri We have set possum traps but not caught anything yet although we can hear them at night. The cats can’t keep up...

After the two day power outage we realised that our main issue was no water. The small plastic tank which used to be by the abandoned long drop is re-sited to the corner of the orchard above the garage so we now have an emergency water supply in place. The power cut...

We took Clary to the groomers and she was getting more and more dread locks that I just couldn’t brush out. She was a bit reluctant to stay but came out soft and silky and not smelling like a dog. Please don’t brush me again They had a nice run in the school reserve...

All five cria were resting on the grass together this morning, I imagine they are relieved that the howling winds have abated. After all the high winds and stormy weather we still have no power. Unfortunately I was making bread and I now have two sad looking flat...

The dogs so enjoy swimming now. They are even good about being rinsed off when we get home. They love going to the beach and chasing the ball. They had a very boring day until we went to the beach. We went on an edible garden tour. It was so inspiring. I now want to...

I harvested the first melon from the garden today. It was a tiny bit under ripe so I could probably have left it another few days. We enjoyed it with a squeeze of lime juice and a glass of Viognier. Perfect partners. I have been struggling a bit with my sour dough...

There was enough of a gap in the rain to go for a bit of a walk, run the dogs and chat to the llamas. There are back up at the house in the mornings having had a bit of a fright from a visiting dog. Sunny is always keen to try and cone inside and is very interested in...

We have had a magnificent amount of rain. Everyone and everything, including dogs, is soaking. Visiting dog is extra wet from swimming in stock water. Sunny thinks it would be a good opportunity to come inside. Ge is always keen to investigate what whatever we are...