Quentin Golder

My vague recollection that it was Whites Aviation appears to be correct. I think the weird/faded colour was because they were handcoloured.

Cost a damn sight more than a dollar and a half to see 'em.

On the boundary of the red/orange wind warnings but the eerie quiet continues here in Carterton!

"give me nice bright colours"!

Have you got beans forming? I've only got heaps of flowers and I planted borage nearby to get the bees around after last year having flowers but not many beans

Me too! And even that wasn't easy.

Was it the ball theft the reason for the extra 1.5km? Did it take that long to get the ball back?

From the Coney vineyard in the Wairarapa?

Dignity!

Nah, Dimsie is a dog person.

Nothing here in Carterton - think we are 70m all

It stands out more to me cos you have tidied up some of the scruffy brickwork on the church!

An improvement for sure ...... but for me, it would look even better if the column was only the height of the wall and then the wall was capped all the way across.

My wife got excited for a moment .... she thought you had come across a sleeping Godzilla. I was worried we we about to embark on a long, spurt of the moment road trip!

The purrfect book for that best sellers list!

I never knew itchy labels were a thing until Gertie came along. It is interesting taking clothes to the op shop when all the labels have been cut out. 'they're all size 12 you say?'

Did I miss Christmas? Are we into adopting season already?

Same here in Carterton. Just below freezing at 6.30 then dipped another two degrees in the next hour. The broad beans wondered what hit them!

New tech or just improved battery life? How long between transmitter changes now?

Is the long sweep of sandy beach to the left of your photo? And is Curio Bay (the bay not the settlement) to the right of the headland? Been there but this is not the view what I recall. Sea lions on the beach!

Given the context ho works just fine. Ho ho ho!

How many? Four!

Where's his wand?

Roast pumpkin and feta dip (can also be used as a ravioli filling).
Steamed/roasted pumpkin and cooked chicken mince as a filling for cannelloni.
Paul le Comte has some diiferent takes on pumpkin soup - the one featuring laksa, coriander and coconut cream is divine!

so the way back machine?!

I never realised there are seats outside the loos!

Are the autumn tip counts in? If so, what are we able to look forward to?

Yep enough for a lunch (pity it is not two!). It will be on the menu again too as my pumpkin patch provided an abundance of butternut this year!

Hey @paullecomtephoto.nz we just made our take on your pumpkin/carrot/coriander/laksa/coconut cream soup.
You're right - it works. Bloody wonderful in fact. Thanks!

Freeze them in a layer on a tray with baking paper and once frozen place in a bag. Guaranteed free flow!