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 Kiwifruit picking 2017. Thursday was a sunny warm day. After overnight rain the clean up spray got reapplied and the sprayer went throu...

 The Eurofins fruit sample collector has been this morning and taken our 2nd 100 kiwifruit sample to test for dry matter. The higher the ...

Yesterday I spent the day ( a very cold one ) with some of my P and Q friends at Retreat. Some ladies stayed over Friday and Saturday night....

I've been out foraging......... Well that's not strictly true as it was all on our own property and we planted the respective tree...

 Autumn crocus flowering now. After so, so, so  much rain anything that survived is doing well. A few late bright zinnias for the bees an...

Earlier this week when it was SOOOOO wet. I had time to make my Millefiori Block into a 20 x 20" cushion cover.  It is paper founda...

Recently Grandson has been to visit us and we have been to visit him ( and his Mum and Dad of course ). We played and read books and went on...

Over the last weekend some of the members of our P and Q group spent 2 days sewing charity quilts. Some of the fabric was donated. My namesa...

Since last Tuesday night we have had 276 mls of Rain . That's almost the length of an old school ruler. ( 12 inches  - I don't visu...

Torrential rain yesterday allowed me time to stay inside and do amongst other things sew awhile.  I have now completed all I am doing of my...

Whatever size of tomato you prefer we probably have grown this year.  We really, really love growing our own fruit and veges and nuts but...

At Tauranga Patchwork and Quilter's Group on Friday one of our newer members Lois Parish-Evans showed and told us of her," ART QUIL...