Ahuriri Napier

Hōkio beach rainbow 🌈

And then the sun came out.

Delightful long weekend at Hōkio.

#beach #beachhouse #garden #deck #sun

Long weekend reading collection. Connected and contrasting themes - history, philosophy, cross-cultural exchange, reflection, and ancient thought.

Cancelled

Finished reading: Sound Tracks by Graeme Lawson 📚

Te Motu Kairangi (Miramar), Te Whanganui a Tara

Last marmalade of the season

Glorious early morning at Mata-i-Rangi #morning #matairangi #pōneke #wellingtonnz

Seagulls, Wellington

Oriental Bay, Spring

About last weekend …

Birthday brunch with Bill

Ingredients:

1 kg of home-grown / organic limes (I use the sweet, yellow-skinned variety that we grow at Hōkio Beach) 2 kg of sugar 4 cups of hot water

Recipe

• Slice the 1kg limes with a mandolin, and chop roughly; reserve the juice created.
• Place chopped limes in a large casserole dish with the 4 cups of water and bring to the boil; then add the reserve lime juice. (If you want you can add extra squeezed juice of 2–3 limes for extra tartness at this point).
• Add 2kg of sugar, stir in, and hard boil for 5–10 minutes - ensure you reach 104C (the sugar set point)
• Pour the hot liquid into pre-sterilised preserving jars, seal and allow to cool. You will need around twelve 250ml jars.

You can adjust all the quantities - e.g. 500g of limes; 1kg of sugar; 2 cups of hot water; 6+ jars - as needed.

Hōkio Lime Marmalade.

Spring flowers in the Eketāhuna country cottage garden.

#garden #spring #flowers #eketahuna #eketāhuna

Spring in the Eketāhuna country cottage garden.

#spring #blossom #garden #eketahuna #eketāhuna

Sliver moon, Wellington NZ

Leeds Street, winter’s evening.

Eating Lima July 2024 crew:

Bill, Linda, Rodrigo, Janice, Catherine, Jonny, Sue and Scott

Exquisite dining experience at Mérito restaurant. Exceptional decor, assured expertise from the staff, deep food and beverage knowledge from our head waiter and sommelier, and truly inspiring, delicious and memorable food and drink.

Undoubtedly one of the best anywhere.

#food #wine #restaurant #dining #experience #service #equisite #exceptional #barrancolima #lima #perú

mi ángel, mi diablo 🥰

Lunch at Isolina, Barranco district, Lima, Perú.

isolina.pe

A walk in Barranco district, Lima Perú

Segunda cena - second dinner - at Panchita - www.panchita.pe