Thank you for the messages and emails checking in after our earthquakes this week. It's amazing to have people thinking of us from all around the world.
We had quite a fright last Sunday with the arrival of a 7.8 magnitude quake at midnight, and aftershocks have continued since. The South Island town of Kaikoura has been badly affected and many people are still without power and water. Here in Wellington there has also been damage and buildings are being closed. Since the earthquake we've also had a storm with floods, so it's been quite a week..
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Today however is calmer and the sun is shining, so everyone is happier. I even made some time for sock knitting and reading this morning. The socks I'm knitting very slowly have been a comfort to me this week, especially while at work – a bit of knitting in my lunch break has taken my mind off the aftershocks. Not that I needed another reason to knit!
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I received a copy of the latest Organic New Zealand magazine, because there's a recipe from this blog on there – the trusty any-kind-of-fruit cake that I posted a few years back. It's a lovely magazine, especially if you're interested in gardening and food, and a bit of a thrill to see my cake in print – alongside some other lovely recipes including coconut yoghurt and kawakawa balm.
The cake pictured at the top of this post was made with cooking apples, and the recipe linked to above – it's a good staple recipe that has been very useful in my kitchen over the years. As the name suggests, you can make it with any fruit in season, but we particularly like it with apples and berries.
I hope you have a relaxing weekend, wherever you are, dear reader.
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