This is the longest gap I've ever had. And the reasons you ask?
- Adjusting to living in Nu Zild (quite a change after the Middle East and our life in Al Ain)
- Unpacking our house that was in storage for nearly two years (boxes and stuff to sort - you know the drill)
- Working every day on farm stuff (see below)
- Painting and working on A.R.T. (see http://googoogarjoob.blogspot.co.nz/ for details). As this is where the office is as well, it meant a week without a computer being handy.
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| Mrytle in front of our place. A.R.T. is on the left. |
I can't believe how much time has been devoted to farm stuff in particular - chopping down trees, trimming hedges, fixing fences, tractor collection (yes Mrytle is fine), mowing lawns (the grass growth has been amazing in the Hawke's Bay this year!!), planting Maple trees, putting up shelves and various horsie stuff in SWMBO's Habibi Stables, collecting horses (we now have three on the property - called Roch-dene by the way) and a thousand other little jobs.
I'd forgotten that farm living is not simple. One job invariably leads to three others.
But it's all been fun (apart from the fencing wire which bit me back on the right hand ring finger. Lotta blood but SWMBO enjoyed acting like nursie and Samantha was very calm too when it happened).
We have also had a few biggie celebrations in the month that has zipped by - Jacky had her 50th birthday on the 14th April with Samantha, Jesse, Jade, Gavin. Michelle, and Sallie all making the trip over to help us celebrate in our new home.
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| SWMBO with her family team effort cake. |
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| Fanfa adds the message after Jade did the icing and I baked the cake. |
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| Jesse, Dookie and Fanfa |
I will make a determined effort to do entries as regularly as in the past so stay tuned again for updates. I'll also be including some snaps - the views are breathtaking, particularly of late with the misty mornings (the hills around us look like islands in the mist) and the evening sunsets.
Love and peace - Wozza
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