[coatesi]

Well it is early summer and like all good Kiwis' I have come out of hibernation. 
   It is time for my report from the antipodes just to make you lot jealous. I started a lot of veges early in my leanto greenhouse and took a big punt and planted spuds in late August. We have had new potatos (Cliffs Kidney) with dinner and there is nothing to compare to that first dig. I have carried over my heritage tomatos again this year and they have small fruit on already. Picking salad leaves (I suppose they are healthy) spring onions and radishes.
        The spring weather has been kind so far, warm days and the occational shower. we have had light frost at night but I have covered the tender stuff up and had no losses yet.
The price of plants and seeds from the nurseries have gone through the roof this year as more people are putting in gardens because of the 'recession'. The first timers don't notice it but us regulars can see how much things have changed. Why would you buy a punnet of six lettuce seedlings for $4.99 when you can buy good lettuces at the market
for .89c each?
Catch up again soon
Coatesi 

[tode]

How much does a one-way ticket to NZ cost ?     

[elibump]

Quoi???

Mince alors Monsieur Tode, vous quittez la belle France pour le soliel??

 

Eli xx

[davethespread]

How much does a one-way ticket to NZ cost ?     

you cant go,dont you know what a tode could do to new zealands eco-system

[tode]

Almost did, ten years ago.  Found a fantastic place: 50 acres, sea, dolphins, mountains, greenery, nearby volcano (but no electricity    , but then, who needs electricity ? )

Half the price of our place.   

Paradise      

But Madame didn't want to leave the children.  Don't think she was too keen on the volcano, either 

Ah, well  . . . . . .

[davethespread]

i had the same in 2001,had the chance to move to italy.i was working out there and wanted "er in doors" to come over but she would'nt leave the kids.so i ended up coming home after 6 months life was so grey, compared to sunshine and pastal colours.i did'nt speak to her for months.

[tode]

Hmmmm  . . . . .  they do seem to have a lot of earthquakes in Italy, though     

[davethespread]

yes they do and i was about 10k from assissi,but if you thought like that all the time one would do nothing.the wine was cracking though,a lovely red from montefalco.

[mumofstig]

Yes when you come back from a warmer climate you miss the light and the wine  (which is usually very cheap to buy......British wine is occasionally good but it is never cheap...why not? )

[arugula]

MoS, that's bordering on talking about taxation and that as interesting as talking about global warming isn't it? 

[mumofstig]

MoS, that's bordering on talking about taxation and that as interesting as talking about global warming isn't it? 

Thats me told off then 

[arugula]

MoS, that's bordering on talking about taxation and that as interesting as talking about global warming isn't it? 

Thats me told off then 

Hardly!   

[tode]

Anyway, Coatesi, it's nice to hear that someone's in Spring.          You forget that half the world's the other way round (if you see what I mean)   

[davethespread]

Yes when you come back from a warmer climate you miss the light and the wine  (which is usually very cheap to buy......British wine is occasionally good but it is never cheap...why not? )

the cantina just down the road from me over there sold 5 litres of red out of a petrol pump looking thing 13.5% for £3.40.it was only a year old but was very drinkable.

[coatesi]

I still get phone calls at 4am from the UK so I am very aware it is on the otherside. I was just winding you all up as you go into winter.  :
 coatesi