While some parts of the world have been encased in a polar vortex, which sounds like the next big action movie, we have been in a heatwave. Thanks, Australia, for sharing your things with us. Temperatures have been hovering around 28-32degC. Hamilton, our nearest city, cracked its all time temperature record at 32.9degC. When The…
Rainy Things We have had a bout of glorious rain. Well, before the part where it got stinkin' hot again. It had been weeks since we'd had more than a humid, light spit, so we are rejoicing. We hadn't had proper rain since Christmas. It's always hard to believe that we could be praying for…
There seems to have been an endless stream of vegetable seedlings being planted and somehow they've been finding places to go. I'm actually amazed at how great the Vege Garden is doing considering recent circumstances. The Little Fulla and I dug up more lawn along the front of the Cedar Pen and planted three more…
We've had an unusual cold snap. Outside it was 11degC (it had gotten down to 2degC overnight) and frigid rain was falling. It isn't autumn or winter here. I found myself making Christmas decorations with the fire going and listening to 'White Christmas', 10 days out from the first month of Summer, and I thought,…
