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A beautiful day

A beautiful day

We had a wonderful trip Kerikeri. Market first for coffee and cake and then all the garden centres we could find. The highlight was the palm nursery. I don’t know if we can afford any palms but they were truly amazing. On the way home we bought a dozen oysters, they...
At the dog park

At the dog park

It’s been so muddy we took the dogs to the dog park on our way to Mitre10. Mr. Brock continues to be obsessed with balls and Clary’s new trick is to try and steal the ball and run away with it if she can. They always have a lot of fun but got so muddy there they had...
The beginnings of a garden

The beginnings of a garden

I was able to start planting in the afternoon. Nine roses, two clematis and some lily bulbs survived the two years since we left Fernhill. Thank you so much to all the friends who have looked after plants for us. I was amazed at how many worms there are in the heavy...
All fenced in!

All fenced in!

The llamas are now fenced out of the potential garden. We were going to start planting this morning but as we had 37mm of rain in the night it is very boggy and still raining. The tanks are now overflowing, enough for over 100 days! We are so enjoying beautiful...
A misty muddy morning at Three Sisters

A misty muddy morning at Three Sisters

There is a sea of mud in front of the house, good that Simon did all the landscaping before the heavy rain cane again and yesterday he scattered two big bags of grass seed. The llamas don’t seem to mind the damp at all. Yesterday they cushed down in the mud in the...