Guest-house - first visitors
After much work our humble outbuilding has been reborn as a cosy cottage. While there are still a few improvements and finishing touches required Emily and Keith have proved that it is very much suitable for short term occupancy.
06 Apr 2012
'Frack Free' Tshirts for sale
Every good cause needs a t-shirt!
With the groundswell movement against fracking in NZ gaining momentum, Blockhill decided to create a slogan and t-shirt to represent the view that New Zealand should be 'frack free'.
http://frackfree.blockhill.co.nz/
12 Mar 2012
New roof for the guest house
The revitalisation of the guest house has been under way for some time but a major milestone has been reached - the new roof is going on.
I had been putting it off for as long as possible (excuses such as waiting for chimney were used) but with summer waning it is clear the leaky old iron needs to go.
This project makes use of most of the recycled concrete roofing tiles I got back before we purchased the property.
26 Feb 2012
Coming soon...
A book about this guy and an adventure in weather.
22 Feb 2012
Tangled Carrot
From above ground, this looked like a promising specimen, nice and bushy green.
Somehow it got stunted and tangled. Shame.
11 Jan 2012
More grass than you can shake a scythe at
The abnormally wet summer has caused tremendous grass growth. Not that we complain, as other things are also growing well.
Everyday is an opportunity to hack back a bit more grass... if only there were 7 of me!
05 Jan 2012
A hint of garlic
It's high summer, we've passed the longest day and our garlic had been in the ground for 7 months.
This represents about 40-50% of the crop and is the first time we have grown garlic at our place.
27 Dec 2011
Melting Beeswax
I hate to see anything go to waste so with the fire going to heat the bath I remembered the deserted beehive with the exposed comb.
Crushed up and sitting in an iron pot near the fire it slowly melts down. Once I have skimmed off the impurities perhaps I can make a candle...
11 Nov 2011
Getting older, in style
Something of a ritual, we recognised our third wedding anniversary by once again squeezing into our costumes and making a photo for the record.
November is a good time for this with so much vibrant growth and bloom.
01 Nov 2011
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