Sailing through Marlborough Sounds

Riwaka Wharf

Post boxes at Riwaka

Note, the hanging basket adorning the box on the right!

Husband's worst excuse ever

Me: "I can see you went to great lengths to make the bed in my absence" (of three nights)
Husband: "But I didn't want to disturb the teddies!"

I am SO sure...........

National Alpaca Day May 3rd

For those of you who associate New Zealand with sheep, I have news. We have about 20 million sheep fewer than we used to. The animal which has the high added value, and valuable fleece, is the Alpaca. On a modest block of land you could fit approximately 6 cows. If you have 15 acres you could home 50 alpaca.
They have a gentle nature and are inquisitive, not to mention cute and cuddly.
My husband knows that I want to keep them, but we only have .3 acre of land, enough for just one fluffy bundle, and they have to be kept in pairs.
I am working on it, and wearing down his resistance. I keep reminding him, I don't ask for jewellery or expensive clothes/holidays /nights at the opera.........
The photo is of an alpaca belonging to some friends of ours. Enjoy!

'Tis the season

Yesterday, winter arrived. By the time I headed to bed, wrapped in a huge fleecy kimono, I had noted those winter "signposts" around the house:
1) The mobile oil-filled radiator was re-instated in the living room (aka The White Heat Emitting God, or WHEG).
2) Two cats worshipping at the WHEG, one with his front paws stretched underneath it
3) Winter crafts strewn on the sofa - patchwork and knitting
4) Supplies of home made soup in the freezer
5) Large supplies of porridge oats offloaded from the weekly shop

I also wore three layers of clothing in the house during the day.

The forecast for ANZAC weekend is not good, and I am sailing to the S. Island. There could be photographic posts when I get back of the high seas in the Cook Straits.

5000th visitor

Welcome to the visitor from Doncaster, England, who was visitor number 5000.

I realise that on this site you can't comment unless you are signed up with google, but I would love to know who my visitors are. If you have a minute to introduce yourselves, please contact me at wpnz@swissmail.org.

Thank you.