One of my heroes once said… “Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills… You know, like nunchuck skills, bow-hunting skills, computer hacking skills…”
Let me present you with before and after shots of our humble but happy bathroom…

BEFORE

AFTERBEFORE AFTER
Honey, does old-dunga-house-doer-upper-skills count?

I finished my latest DIY project this morning, and I must say I’m rather stoked with it!
A few months ago I scored a fish tank for next to nothing. The glass was badly scratched so it wasn’t much use as an aquarium, but has proved perfect for furry little rodents.
And so, after a few small Trademe purchases, a visit to [...]

A couple of weeks ago Daisy (our Blue Australorp for those who care), became broody for the first time. So broody, in fact, that she started sitting on ‘pretend eggs’, and when she wasn’t doing that, she horded Buttercup and Cornflower’s eggs to sit on!
So, thanks to Trademe, I visited one of Northland’s top chicken breeders (nice Christian lady) and [...]

I realise that a few of my recent posts have had a darker tone lately… so, just to let you know that I am actually quite normal (considering), I would like to introduce you to our three hens (Buttercup, Cornflower and Daisy) and their chicken coop condo.

I decided to get the kids chickens for Christmas, and during the week before, [...]

I ventured into the unknown today and made (with the help of my fabulous wife who did the icing) my son’s birthday cake.

He’s 9 years old today, and is crazy about Indiana Jones, so what better birthday cake to make him than a fairly unique ‘Indy-runs-from-a-giant-gobstopper-while-escaping-from-the-temple-of-doom’ one.

Actually, I’m quite proud of it, and Son Of Mandrake was stoked! It’s pretty [...]