We now have to decide on the fireplace settings and mantlepieces for Willowbrook. There are 8 internal fireplaces and 2 external fire...

Well, we had a lovely time at the Horse of The Year show, and came back with several nice antiques and a Georgian oil painting (a portrait o...

Well, we are off for the weekend to the Hawke's Bay to watch our friend Shiwon compete in the Horse of the Year Show. It is the largest ...

Last weekend some friends, who own a neighbouring estate, invited us over for lunch. They served a rabbit pie, which Richard had made from a...

Cire Trudon is the oldest candle manufacturing company in the world. It was founded in 1643. and was the largest wax-producing factory in t...