From Chinese Gooseberry to Kiwifruit: how it all happened
Follow me I would imagine, my Gentle Reader, that the last time you bought a carton of kiwifruit at the grocery store, you looked down at the fuzzy brown fruits…
Read more5 Secrets to the Best Runza Recipe, & from a Nebraska gal (me!)
Follow me Years of experimenting with this recipe yields this result: 5 secrets to the best runza recipe. Hands-down. No contest! You betcha. And you’re welcome. Everybody’s Gotta Eat .…
Read moreWhat’s going on in my garden in March; and why I’m happy to be home
Follow me We came home to a far different Nebraska from the one we left, nearly three weeks ago. When we left Nebraska for New Zealand in late February, the…
Read moreAnother tramp, another story: climbing up Wairere Falls
Follow me Gentle Readers, I’m home in Nebraska now, slogging through unpacking and catching-up chores and contemplating (yes!) spring planting and trying to figure out how to sleep at night…
Read moreClimbing Mount Maunganui: surprises at the top
Follow me Mount Maunganui is the name of the extinct volcanic cone that rises above the town of Mount Maunganui, and is now officially known by its Maori name Mauao,…
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