If I wanted to compare the seasons. It would be hard pressed to beat a windless sunny day with clear blues skies and the countryside showing its striking blanket of hot orange, burnt brown and deep reds. The colours of a faultless Central Otago Autumn day in the region with old deciduous trees – tall [...]
Winter Newsletter 2012
I leave this Saturday 12th May for my tour to Malta, Sicily, Sardinia, Cinque Terre and Venice. It’s a 21 day tour and ends in Venice – 3 nights to explore the canals, galleries, narrow streets, take in the enormous history and experience life without cars surrounded by loads of tourists Philip is going to [...]
Autumn 2012 Newsletter
I am excited to be coming into one of my favourite Seasons. We were dealt a pretty bad deal of unstable weather conditions in the past 6 weeks. It would be lovely to have those sunny warm days I know Autumn can deliver. My first Dunedin backyard tour was a huge success and eveyone that joined the inaugeral trip had [...]
January 2012 Newsletter
Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2012 to everyone. I am sure there are smiles on the faces of all of you who holidayed In Central Otago or if you indeed decided to stay in Dunedin over the Christmas Holidays. We had the summer weather from hell in the North Island – experiencing 5-6 [...]
6 weeks to Christmas Newsletter
I have had my first Christmas classes at home this week and although most classes are full I still have a few places – 6th,12th,13th December Ham and Parsley Terrine with mixed Mustards Prawn Salad Spicy Marinated Turkey Breast Potato Salad doused in pesto with Zucchini, Peas and Mint Raspberry Jelly sponges – served with Stawberries and Pomegranate seeds [...]
Summer Newsletter
Well here we are again – another start to the year – unsettled weather in Dunedin again and basically great all over New Zealand with the odd hiccup. I don’t know why but I do feel cheated. To be here last Saturday on a magnificent day – the beach was crowded with surfers for the NZ Champs, the restaurants were full, people were walking and picnicking and we all thought this is it… then Sunday was hideous. It is so unfair. Click “Continue Reading” for the full story….
Christmas Newsletter
I would like to wish everyone a great Christmas and New Year. I am sure you will all have a fabulous Christmas dinner organised and produce some inspiring meals over the summer.
Philip and I are going to Perth to a wedding and we are in fact the wedding surprise. The bride is the daughter of our neighbours in Bristol when we lived there in 1995, and she hasn’t told her parents we are coming. This is our first trip to Perth, so it’s a new adventure for us.
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