It was another day in paradise and Isabella decided to tick off the first thing on her ‘must-do’ list attached to the refrigerator. She had been collecting non-treated pine pallets from the tip for 2 years now and today was the day she was going to turn one into her veggie patch. Isabella chose plants that could withstand the imminent frosts. Lettuce, leeks, silver beet and spring onions made the cut – all of which Isabella used extensively in the kitchen. Three hours later, Isabella was finished, exhausted and dying for a coldie. Luckily she had the foresight to put a couple of pale ales on ice at breakfast, alongside the quintessential bottle of Champagne. What a great day. What an even better evening.