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Was a mild morning with a southerly breeze so straight after a morning cup of tea, we enjoyed a brisk walk around the Invercargill Estuary Track. Notice a large number of ducks, Royal Spoonbills and Swans on the estuary… I sure there will be more seeking safety in the no shooting zone this weekend as the seasonal duck shoot starts. After the walk it was time for a coffee. A month or so ago Jude had heard of a coffee roaster situated on Leven St, Invercargill and had purchased some of their coffee beans to try of which we were quite happy with the flavourRead More →

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“What a difference a day makes”… well in Southland it’s “What a difference a month makes” lol. Summer is here…. Sort of? Well if you go by the progress of the garden it is. freshly laid lawn starting to sprout after 8 days of nothing, all the new raised bed are looking good, the bee patch is shooting away, the tunnel house has gone ballistic and the potato patch is looking like it will be a good crop. A lot of hard grafting went into preparing the raised beds and tunnel house and of course the virtually indestructible garden shed built from pallets (the ideaRead More →

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Lovely windless day yesterday, ideal to get some guides anchored to the concrete to stop the shed doors swinging in the winds. Lovely catchup with Ange Hamilton later in the day. Decided to treat ourselves for a meal down at the local pub. Kimberley joined Jude and I for the evening meal while Tom continued going around in circles in the paddocks. Tom had recommended the meat plate and all I can say is it was delicious. Otautau is getting quite a reputation with a few great eateries, it’s becoming a location worth visiting if you want value for money and great tastes.Read More →

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Jude and I were in Australia recently and while we were there we experience some pulled pork which was cooked by Riki Simeon in his Traeger Smoker and it was so bloody nice I made a pig of myself. While spending the summer in the Deep South, Jude, Tom and Sam invested in a Traeger Smoker. What a beauty that beast is and they have turned out some amazing tasties such as legs of lamb, brisket, spare ribs, reverse seared porterhouse steak and chicken. The flavours and texture of the smoked meat is mouth watering. Jude now is relentless in learning and experimenting with differentRead More →

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(Above image: The “Sign Of The Kiwi” cafe.) What a bugger of a game the boys (AB’s)put in last night… hey at least they can play like morons and still win, even with one man up they were not convincing and very lucky. The public are divided on the red card issue however the excuse he had his eyes on the ball is a tactic that players are adopting to make it look like they’re going for the ball, but he never left the ground and run underneath Barrett. Anyway we did another MTB ride up Evans Pass Road, along the hill tops with allRead More →