Limes!

We were given a bucket of limes. The colour is amazing, and the smell gorgeous.

Cut up small, and ready for soaking overnight for lime jam, or marmalade.

I added a vanilla bean, and the flavour is fabulous. Perfect on buttered sour dough bread.

Fire!

 Sometimes a fire on a cold evening is just what we need.  Of course, a urchin has a stick to poke the fire...

 The brazier is made from the inside of the old washing machine.

Extremely satisfying watching the cardboard burn to ashes. The colours, the flames, the heat, the movement.

Feijoa jelly

 I have been saving the feijoa shells, and freezing them, until I had a pot full.

The urchins always find this process fascinating, and the house smells of feijoas.  1 cup feijoa to 3/4 cup sugar. Add some lemon juice and zest. 1 tsp of dried chilli flakes makes it fabulous.

Joberg to Sea - Erik's African Adventure

 Erik encounted a different type of water hazard during his 900km ride in South Africa.

Autumn 2019

Feijoas, apple juice and red celebration eggs

 Autumn, my favourite season.

 The oranges and yellows seem more intense this year, I wonder if it was because it was so dry and hot this Summer.

 Wandered down to the Tree Trust (Centenial Park) to enjoy the display of coloured leaves.

 The maples leaves in the Japanese garden were spectacular. I spent the afternoon enjoying the colours.

 I had not noticed these seed heads before.

 Looking down on the Japanese garden, with Mt Ngongotaha in the background.

 I always like this part of the walk home, the three trees and the seat.

Birthday party for a Teenager

Oscar had a few friends over to celebrate his birthday.

 Whisked away in style to Motion entertainment, they spent the afternoon lazer tagging, mini golfing and trampoling.

 Happy 13th birthday Oscar.

Oscar - the Teenager!

 Oscar is 13! Wow, all grown up, and a teenager.

 Lots of celebrating to do, and lots of chocolate to eat.

 Erik made the cake, it has chilli in it.

 Make a wish Oscar.

I hope this year is full of fun and adventures Oscar.  Happy birthday!