Life is good, with love it's better (Train)

We had a partial reunion of the clan this weekend just past. Samantha came up from Wellington, Jade from Palmerston North and Adam (with Ashley) from Auckland. Keegan has just started a new job at TV 3 and sadly couldn't complete the picture.

Fanfa is off to San Francisco for a few months next week to reunite with Jesse; Adam and Ashley head to Japan for a year next month, so it was a chance, when all the work schedules finally cleared, to catch up and say safe journeys to each other.

Adam, Jade, Fanfa, SWMBO and me

The news of Ali and Sully's new baby filtered through via Facebook. Congratulations to team O'Sullivan!!

Love and peace - Wozza

P.S. Graham Nugent Purdy's birthday on the 26th. Jacky and I went to a place he would have loved for a lunch to remember him. It's a lovingly restored cafe in Otane. A Diana Krall CD was even playing as we had lunch. Only us and some passing trade. Felt kinda special.

Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather, happy trails to you, 'till we meet again (Dale Evans)

Another Queen's Birthday weekend has just passed us by - a big happy birthday Liz!

We had great weather and a visit from Adam and Ashley to further brighten up the occasion.

Adam (a.k.a. Bambino) and Ashley are off to Japan in August so it was great to spend some time with them both. Luckily they are only an hour away from each other in cities close to Kobe and Osaka.

While they were here they bravely went for a ride in the bull arena with SWMBO; not on bulls but on Meg. Ashley had never been on a horse and did well to stay on Meg who is so round that the saddle slips under her if the rider isn't careful. Adam has been on a horse before - when he was about 7 or 8.

SWMBO tried gamely to interest all of the chuldrun in horse riding and so they all had lessons at various times when they were nippers. Only DLG (a.k.a. Jade) managed to stick though.

Anyway - it was a beautiful start of winter on Saturday down at our place so we all headed to the bull arena on our neighbour's property for a ride.

The neighbour's bull arena, our place is on the hill, top left.

Ashley bonds with Meg



It was thirsty work for Waffles



Love and peace - Wozza