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Is your garden messy, overgrown or just in need of a clean-up? We’ve got general garden maintenance for that. How about ugly banks? A slope in your garden that keeps slipping? We’ve got retaining walls for that! Price Smart will take any ideas you have for your garden and help bring them from … View moreIs your garden messy, overgrown or just in need of a clean-up? We’ve got general garden maintenance for that. How about ugly banks? A slope in your garden that keeps slipping? We’ve got retaining walls for that! Price Smart will take any ideas you have for your garden and help bring them from design to reality. We offer many other services.
Give us a call at 027 252 1771 or go to www.pricesmart.co.nz... to organize a site visit.
This weeks contribution is from Louise Thomas.
"When I was young I didn’t like the boatsheds. To my eye they looked derelict and unkempt – a hotchpotch of too bright clashing colours, and all of them peeling to reveal bleached wood underneath. They reminded me of my Nana’s crocheted … View moreThis weeks contribution is from Louise Thomas.
"When I was young I didn’t like the boatsheds. To my eye they looked derelict and unkempt – a hotchpotch of too bright clashing colours, and all of them peeling to reveal bleached wood underneath. They reminded me of my Nana’s crocheted rugs with frayed threads and darned patches. I liked things shining, new, and squared away. Anything else smacked of some sort of failure, either of duty or poverty.
Now that I’m older, and not untouched by time myself, I realise that decay is inevitable, and, more importantly, there is texture and beauty in it. The sea, like life, can be a rough place. The winds carry salt and sand, storm surges leave marks and baggage piled around the high tide mark, sometimes spilling over onto the little docks. But in this flotsam, rotting seaweed, silt, and tangled tree branches are a million little bugs, fish, and crabs – a roiling primordial soup seasoned with iodine and salt and feasted on by the birds. Nothing is lost - just transformed. Sacred kingfisher/kōtare (Todiramphus sanctus) catching the light at the Hutt Estuary boatsheds, Hikoikoi Reserve, Lower Hutt."
Free firewood cut from tree, unsure what kind of wood, pick up from outside of 79 Parkvale Road Karori, easy access.
Frosted Glass computer table good condition.
Plus chair but it needs adjusting.
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What educational activities can you suggest to keep children busy during the holidays?
Head to a bookstore and let your child pick out a book as a treat.
Learn life skills such as cooking or helping a neighbour.
Write a story about their favourite moments such as a celebration day or a fun … View moreWhat educational activities can you suggest to keep children busy during the holidays?
Head to a bookstore and let your child pick out a book as a treat.
Learn life skills such as cooking or helping a neighbour.
Write a story about their favourite moments such as a celebration day or a fun family holiday.
Don’t forget to have some down time as well!
Lighting festival, 115A coast rd, wainuiamata. At DGMC centre, from 3rd to 10th july,. Free entrance. All welcome.
Free firewood pick up from outside of 79 Parkvale Road Karori, easy access and out by the street.
Has your baby been impacted by RSV? We want to hear from you. The Dominion Post is looking to hear from Wellington parents about their infant's experiences of RSV - a virus which causes infections in infant lungs and respiratory tracts. If you are keen to tell your story, please email senior … View moreHas your baby been impacted by RSV? We want to hear from you. The Dominion Post is looking to hear from Wellington parents about their infant's experiences of RSV - a virus which causes infections in infant lungs and respiratory tracts. If you are keen to tell your story, please email senior reporter Katarina Williams at katarina.williams@stuff.co.nz with your name and contact details.
Plans for improvements to the Cobham Drive area are in the works. This includes looking at how we create a safe place for people to cross, and safer speeds for everyone on SH1 east of Mt Victoria.
Have your say on the proposed changes before formal consultation closes on 5pm 28 July, at … View morePlans for improvements to the Cobham Drive area are in the works. This includes looking at how we create a safe place for people to cross, and safer speeds for everyone on SH1 east of Mt Victoria.
Have your say on the proposed changes before formal consultation closes on 5pm 28 July, at lgwm.nz/sh1safety
This was our pick from our recipe competition!
If you like hot and spicy foods here is a honey recipe to use as a glaze on chicken or pork, drizzle on pizza, add to a hot toddy or other cocktails.
Easy to make and you will want to drizzle it on everything.
1 cup honey
2 tsp red pepper flakes (or t… View moreThis was our pick from our recipe competition!
If you like hot and spicy foods here is a honey recipe to use as a glaze on chicken or pork, drizzle on pizza, add to a hot toddy or other cocktails.
Easy to make and you will want to drizzle it on everything.
1 cup honey
2 tsp red pepper flakes (or t tsp chilli oil)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Put honey and pepper flakes in saucepan, bring to simmer, remove from heat and stir in cider vinegar. Cool and transfer to glass container. Strain out peppers if desired.
Dear neighbours, the July issue of NZ Gardener features the courtyard garden of feng shui expert Boon Yap in her Taipa home. She's also shared some practical tips on getting good feng shui in your garden.
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