Getting started in the blogging world...

I had better start as I mean to continue - semi-regular postings... This afternoon produced some amusing specimens from our first carrot harvest. Good thing I am confident of our organic methods - otherwise I would be worried about Monsanto's influence in Taihape. Happy to hear any carrot-rearing advice for next season.

I spent the afternoon in 1980s style backyard bliss chatting to the neighbours on both sides over the fences as we pottered in our gardens. I gave lettuce to one neighbour and received many cuttings from another neighbour for our new garden. This neighbour is classic - heart of gold - and well worthy of a few stories. They'll come later.

I had bought a packet of leeks which said it contained 30 seedlings... there were 71. And I forgot I had planted 40 seeds. So in a few months we'll have well in excess of 100 leeks.

This evening we dined on freshly collected wild mushrooms, garlic from the neighbour and our own zucchini. Plus a salad of neighbour's radishes and our own carrots and lettuce. A good life.