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Lazy garden approach gets things done

August 14, 2011May 3, 2014 Annette Taylor 1 Comment mustard mulch, winter garden tasks

The best kind of gardening goes on behind your back.  Or, in my case, while I was off having cake

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Say hi to Federated Farmers

August 10, 2011August 23, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments cold calling, Federated Farmers visits, rural theft

Federated Farmers are out and about  – and might drop by in the next few days. Field officer Pearl Hamid,

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A stitch in time

August 10, 2011August 11, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments camellia week, Gordonton, woodlands homestead

The quilts and needlework are on display in all their glory at Woodlands this week. The N8N crew went for

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Kaka party at Woodlands

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 N8N 2 Comments kaka, Waikato wildlife, Woodlands

Kaka are not common away from the big forest areas but a few visit the Waikato countryside every winter.

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When the cream was collected by boat

August 10, 2011May 7, 2014 Perry Rice 2 Comments cream, dairy industry, horsham downs, Waikato River

This photo was taken about 1908 and is said to have been at ‘Horsham Downs’.

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Look and think sharp for quiz night

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments Horsham Downs quiz night, Horsham Downs School Parents Association

What is the air velocity of an unladen swallow? What is the capital of Nicaragua?  If you know the answer

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