tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post6915624891008721665..comments2024-03-24T14:27:28.526+13:00Comments on Life In New Zealand: Weeds? What Weeds?At Home In New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-44060458811194194782020-04-19T14:16:59.698+12:002020-04-19T14:16:59.698+12:00Everything has been growing so well - it is starti...Everything has been growing so well - it is starting to look a bit like a jungle!At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-81761004628745935832020-04-19T14:16:02.195+12:002020-04-19T14:16:02.195+12:00Yes, that is ordinary garden thyme. I also grow l...Yes, that is ordinary garden thyme. I also grow lemon thyme, and used to have a silver thyme but seem to have lost that. I like to use thyme instead of bay leaf in a recipe, and sometimes add a few leaves to a casserole or poultry stuffing. I often pick it just to crush and sniff the heavenly smell :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-11208153345815641772020-04-19T13:55:52.971+12:002020-04-19T13:55:52.971+12:00Your small garden looks so pretty! The veggie pla...Your small garden looks so pretty! The veggie planters look great too!Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-16667083387889476572020-04-19T13:49:19.360+12:002020-04-19T13:49:19.360+12:00The little garden looks sweet and the Thyme ( I as...The little garden looks sweet and the Thyme ( I assume it is thyme) in that first cement block is thriving! Do you use it much in cooking? I have 3 different kinds growing and I love to pick some just to enjoy the smell but don't use it for any cooking.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-62263505576810151222020-04-19T11:40:22.049+12:002020-04-19T11:40:22.049+12:00Your Stick-Tail must have had a very happy (and ch...Your Stick-Tail must have had a very happy (and charmed) life to have lived that long. Great memories :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-51291567651756612162020-04-19T09:34:14.998+12:002020-04-19T09:34:14.998+12:00Millie looks a lot like my former Stick-Tail. He h...Millie looks a lot like my former Stick-Tail. He had a close encounter with a coyote just before he came in our kitty door and adopted us. He lived for 23 wonderful years. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-21129303098708070012020-04-19T04:38:04.629+12:002020-04-19T04:38:04.629+12:00Wow, I didn't know Piha Rescue had gone intern...Wow, I didn't know Piha Rescue had gone international. I guess it is a great way of letting tourists know how dangerous the water can be. You know, it is a funny thing but I never hear kiwi accents - only everyone else who sounds different!At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-50700991380200394702020-04-19T04:33:38.513+12:002020-04-19T04:33:38.513+12:00It certainly looks much better :)It certainly looks much better :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-57469671118573881722020-04-19T04:33:12.678+12:002020-04-19T04:33:12.678+12:00We grew up with frequent visits to the beach and I...We grew up with frequent visits to the beach and I love being beside the ocean, so I am sorry to hear that it scares you. I would be terrified of being alone in the wilderness, so perhaps it is what we grow up with. At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-91275345410809329802020-04-19T04:26:47.003+12:002020-04-19T04:26:47.003+12:00That would have been frightening for you. Mine ha...That would have been frightening for you. Mine happened so fast, I was fortunate to not take in water. I have a lot of respect for the ocean now and seldom venture out very far, on the rare occasions I even go swimming.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-45421317592793192312020-04-19T04:21:16.722+12:002020-04-19T04:21:16.722+12:00I was quite happy he had done the weeding - I can ...I was quite happy he had done the weeding - I can get down to do it, but it is getting so hard now to get back up again!At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-68787073836618261752020-04-19T04:19:53.678+12:002020-04-19T04:19:53.678+12:00It was a really frightening experience, not someth...It was a really frightening experience, not something one wants to repeat!At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-72619085824851533382020-04-19T04:17:09.670+12:002020-04-19T04:17:09.670+12:00Rain!! Your garden must have loved it.
We used to ...Rain!! Your garden must have loved it.<br />We used to get Piha Rescue on greek TV. One of my favourite programmes. Wonderful kiwi accentslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-79312025681181697302020-04-19T02:38:08.654+12:002020-04-19T02:38:08.654+12:00Meant to say, that getting a flower bed cleans fee...Meant to say, that getting a flower bed cleans feels so good!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-74588337152883004952020-04-19T02:37:28.571+12:002020-04-19T02:37:28.571+12:00That sounds like a horrible experience with the wa...That sounds like a horrible experience with the wave. I am sort of scared of the ocean anyway. I cannot stand to see my granddaughter in it...so it is good that we don't go with them to the beach.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-16506807990082798212020-04-18T23:25:01.011+12:002020-04-18T23:25:01.011+12:00That sounds scary Margaret. I started to take in w...That sounds scary Margaret. I started to take in water one time saving a friend who was drowning. It was a time of panic for sure. I cannot imagine how you felt that time.<br /><br />Rip currents here take lives too. A tourist a few years ago was the latest victim.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-62990523374118063952020-04-18T22:59:17.658+12:002020-04-18T22:59:17.658+12:00Hello, What a sweet kitty photo. I would be thril...Hello, What a sweet kitty photo. I would be thrilled if someone came and did our weeding. I am not a swimmer, maybe in a pool but not in the ocean. I prefer walking on the beach. The last view is just gorgeous. Take care, enjoy your day!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-42942841199308133912020-04-18T22:52:10.576+12:002020-04-18T22:52:10.576+12:00Now I know why I stay out if the water!Now I know why I stay out if the water!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-51400827050570601882020-04-18T21:06:04.407+12:002020-04-18T21:06:04.407+12:00I'm glad the pictures are showing up. I kept ...I'm glad the pictures are showing up. I kept getting circles with a bar across it, most annoying.<br />Millie is very cute. She is a quiet cat but very loving.<br />Being at the mercy of the sea is very scary - glad you survived! :) xxAt Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-42095262441532413402020-04-18T21:03:01.318+12:002020-04-18T21:03:01.318+12:00Over the years I would have spent literally hours ...Over the years I would have spent literally hours sitting in a car watching waves! <br />My hubby was like yours - never could tell a plant from a weed :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-13812591621238100332020-04-18T20:36:50.694+12:002020-04-18T20:36:50.694+12:00Ohhh, what a beauty you have there!!!! Those hairs...Ohhh, what a beauty you have there!!!! Those hairs at the top of the ears.... Cute!<br /><br />HA! Thank you! I always feel bad we have a little TV in the kitchen. You make me feel less bad :-)<br /><br />Yes, I had that swimming experience in Spain, too, scary.<br />Yep, all pics to see, IxxIris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-58144574313760759822020-04-18T20:36:08.646+12:002020-04-18T20:36:08.646+12:00I'm not a strong swimmer so I stay out of the ...I'm not a strong swimmer so I stay out of the sea, but I do love to watch the waves in a storm, but always from a safe distance, for years we could park in a car park and sit in the car as the waves crashed, but these days they close the car par in a storm. I love your last photo, it reminds me of summer holidays. Lovely of your son to weed the garden, that's my role, hubby is never sure what is a weed or small plants, safer for me to do it. Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-60384327043638131712020-04-18T17:35:58.184+12:002020-04-18T17:35:58.184+12:00Those slabs are actually a low retaining wall and ...Those slabs are actually a low retaining wall and I have created a garden behind the wall. I was able to plant "in" the blocks themselves after convincing son he didn't need to put a cap on them!<br />Oh, wouldn't it be nice to visit the ocean again - it is only an hour's drive away, but not allowed for a while yet. Good luck with your own little garden :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-516489537543883342020-04-18T16:48:32.994+12:002020-04-18T16:48:32.994+12:00Oh Millie welcomes us all with her shiny black coa...Oh Millie welcomes us all with her shiny black coat! Love it! And those veggies on your garden look so healthy! I love how those slabs make good garden boxes and I have to try that once the lockdown is over :) Stay Safe Margaret, wish we can all go to the ocean soon!Stevenson Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137070659644887162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-1853404049770227842020-04-18T16:38:09.505+12:002020-04-18T16:38:09.505+12:00I wanted to buy some more pansies but missed out. ...I wanted to buy some more pansies but missed out. I hope it is not too long before garden centres can open up again.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.com