Category Archives: Autumn / Fall

2010: My year in blogging

Posted on Thursday, 13 January 2011 by

I started this blog back in April. Over the past months there have been many times when I haven’t managed to blog as often as I wanted (or, let’s face it, at all!), but looking back over all the posts … Continue reading →

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Travelling feet

Posted on Thursday, 16 December 2010 by

As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m going to be blogging about my recent travels to Morocco, the UK and Germany over the next few weeks, but today, I’m just giving you a little preview taster to whet your appetites! … Continue reading →

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A new season…

Posted on Friday, 15 October 2010 by

Goodbye New Zealand Spring blossoms…. And hello Autumn in London, England! Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while, I’ve been so busy getting ready for my trip. I’m going to be away for 6 weeks and will try and touch … Continue reading →

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Magical toadstools

Posted on Sunday, 30 May 2010 by

The other day I drove home a different route from usual and suddenly pulled the car over to the curb because I’d caught sight of some beautiful, red-and-white spotted toadstools out the corner of my eye and I had to … Continue reading →

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Autumn Blues

Posted on Wednesday, 28 April 2010 by

Yesterday I had the Autumn blues. I’m not exactly sure why. Maybe it was the moon, or the heaviness of the weather but, whatever the reason, I found myself mid afternoon lying prone on the couch with our large, black, … Continue reading →

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Kumara harvest

Posted on Monday, 19 April 2010 by

One of the things we harvested this week was our crop of kumara (Ipomoea batatas – Maori sweet potatoes). We get our tupu (young plants) from the Koanga Institute. The institute holds a very special collection of ancient kumara, many of which … Continue reading →

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Autumn

Posted on Monday, 19 April 2010 by

Autumn is well and truly here. The air feels thinner, the sun weaker, the nights colder… I photographed these hawthorn berries on the side of the road near Matakana the other weekend. Aren’t they beautiful? We’ve had a busy last … Continue reading →

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