Eatable art
July 30th, 2008 - Posted in Kaimata Croft, reviews - by Sarah|
Well, not quite eatable but certainly very nice to eat off.
Now that our surroundings are a bit more civilised we have unpacked one of our favorite Xmas presents from last year – two original Miranda Barnes dinner plates.
Pukeko plate by Miranda Barnes
Miranda is an incredibly talented artist who lives in Southland. Each plate is unique in shape and size as well as in colour and design. It’s a real pleasure to use something that has been hand made in this way. We’re just waiting for a real kitchen before we put in an order for a whole set.
Weka plate by Miranda Barnes
Ahab
July 28th, 2008 - Posted in chickens - by Sarah|
The night before last was very cold and yesterday morning I went down to the chicken house to find our rooster, Ahab, dead. He had got very wet during the bad storm we had last week and we think he caught a chill. He had been very slow and hunched up for a few days but had begun shown definite signs of improvement. Just the day before he had been running around and jostling for food with the chickens again.
I found him in one of the nesting boxes, curled up like he was trying to keep warm. On a particularly macabre note there was a broody chicken in there with him when I lifted the lid. All she was worried about was that one of her plastic eggs had fallen out and was on the floor. Brendhan buried him in a corner of the veggie garden.
