Chocolate got twins! It was a quick delivery around noon, and the lambs look healthy, fed and spent the afternoon in the warm winter sun. Awwww.

Kiwi-style improvisation adventure:

Winter solstice is just a few days ahead and guess what we just ‘found’ in an overgrown corner of our veggie garden: A perfectly ripe…

Setting up a wind break fence that separates our driveway from the lawn and deck.

Turns out, rock melons are quite easy to grow in this climate. They were hiding underneath the tomatos.

Our site is a little exposed up here… and that’s the result of the last storm: We used the garden hose to tie it to…

Now we can finally start planting the “inner ring” of plants that are closest to our house. While our orchard and veggie beds are already thriving…

One of my favourite spices: Garlic powder. It adds a nice taste to any steak or BBQ dish, as it doesn’t get as easily burned…