“Everyone,” your mother-in-law, scolds you
“knows you shouldn’t use scissors
when pregnant. Do you want your baby
to have a cleft lip?”

You apologize for being a thoughtless
daughter-in-law. All scissors
will be removed.

You don’t tell her how yesterday you sheared
the hedges and overgrown wisterias.

“And put that hammer down.
Must I follow you around all day?” she asks.
“Do you want your son to suffer migraines?”

Tears sting your eyes.
“How do you know it’s a boy?”

BOOK:
KAI ORA: FRESH HEALTHY FOOD MADE WITH AROHA [LOVE]
ANNE THORP [AUTHOR], AARON MCLEAN [PHOTOS]
RANDOM HOUSE, AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND: http://www.randomhouse.co.nz

DVD:  BEST RECIPES OF KAI ORA – HOSTED BY ANNE THORP, PAKIRI PRODUCTIONS LTD.

Nau te rourou, naku te rourou ka ora te manuhiri: With your food basket and my food basket, everyone has enough to eat.

KAI ORA is quite simply the best cooking programme on television for those who love to grow their own food, buy