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Shark Knives – Hand Made in New Zealand 8 Sep 2012 | 08:22 am
Our friend, Peter Griffiths, makes a range of knives at his workshop and gallery out in Takahue: shark-knives.com. I have the Big Chef and it’s awesome. Don’t miss the Parang. Pete doesn’t use the c...
Ginger Beer Bug 26 Jul 2012 | 01:07 pm
Just a quick note to let you guys know that Becky is selling a 100% wild ginger beer bug. Ginger Beer Bug
Pure Saanen Buck Kid Free to Good Home 8 Dec 2011 | 12:01 am
Update: We Have Found a Home for Him We found a home for him AND he gets to keep his balls! We’re taking backup offers in case the initial one falls through. —End Update— On 22 November 2011, Daph...
Our First Real Chicken Dinner 24 Oct 2010 | 04:07 pm
Warning: This post contains material that may not be suitable for some readers. I went outside the feed the chickens the other day and saw that Cornelius was covered in blood and that his comb had be...
I Slaughtered a Chicken for the First Time (With a Little Lot of Help from My Friends) 24 Oct 2010 | 01:23 pm
WARNING: This post contains material that may not be suitable for some readers. I really like to eat chicken. Becky likes it too. However, we’ve gone almost completely off industrially produced chick...
Hens Starting to Lay 19 Aug 2010 | 01:59 am
One of our Barred Rock hens started laying about two weeks ago. Bask in the glory of the first egg (it was pouring rain, so this was taken inside): The first egg A couple of days ago, another hen st...
Reed 19 Aug 2010 | 01:24 am
Reed is almost a month and a half old, and I still haven’t written anything about his birth or these special early weeks! The birth was pretty fast and intense and it all felt really good — although ...
Country Calendar: Growing Strong — Whangarei Growers Market 19 Jul 2010 | 11:01 pm
Crossposted from Cryptogon. We were over at my mother and father in laws’ house on Saturday. They have a television, so we all watched Country Calendar. Country Calendar is usually very good, but it...
Reed Brian Flaherty 8 Jul 2010 | 04:15 pm
Reed Brian Flaherty was born on July 7, 2010 at 9:33am. He weighed 3.535kg (about 7 pounds 13 ounces). It was a natural birth in every way. Becky and baby are absolutely fine. During Owen’s birth, Bec...
Our Next Son Is Due Any Day 6 Jul 2010 | 12:22 pm
Becky is growing an astonishing baby bump. The official due date is July 12th. Owen can’t wait to meet his baby brother. Mummy, Owen and baby enjoy a cuddle
