Shy Cottage

18/08/2022

Before and after. Refurb to the studio has just happened. The space is looking great. Lighter and so much more space visually. Great work by the Performance Decorating team!

19/06/2021

The new Studio bathroom.. We had a few tiles fall off the old one and discovered there was no waterproofing between the shower and the walls and once we removed the shower that there was a rotten floor!! We now have a new shower, floor, walls and extraction. Thank you Rapa Construction and Greytown Plumbing and Electrical for coming to our rescue. Thank you also to Ian for the painting and lots of hours of work (with the odd swear word)

09/01/2021

Harvest time! This lot should keep us going for a few months lol

20/07/2020

We were been given a massive bag of grapefruit last week. One batch of marmalade made on Sunday that was so tasty I’ve done another tonight... with a dash of whisky.. because we can lol. Next batch to be a mix of grapefruit and lemonade lemons. To be eaten on homemade sourdough of course!

13/04/2020

Found a fig tree loaded with fruit. Fig relish ✅ fig paste up next.

23/12/2019

Red currant jelly is on the go. Straight from the garden into the Thermomix

19/10/2019

First beans from the vege garden. Flower garden and the flowering and fruit trees looking amazing.. oh and the weeds are going crazy lol.

14/09/2019

Shy Cottage interior has had a do over.. paint, wallpaper, great new headboard, curtains and blinds. It’s looking amazing!!

17/06/2019

Such a good reminder that we may be the first impression or the last reminder of a visitors taste of NZ.

When you’re one of the first countries to see the sun each morning, you have a bit of extra time to give the world a warm welcome. From us to you, welcome! #...