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Wonderful evening last week when we went for a kayak up the Hatea River past the shag colony. I forgot to post and we’ve had such a full on week that the blog has been completely neglected. We have had two lots of visitors interested in buying llamas and some of the...

Sunny is always keen to help, always curious and completely unafraid of diggers, chain saws, water blasters or any power tools. The other llamas were pretty keen to be in on the act too. Observation team Team leader Mr. Brock helps find suitable old fence posts to...

Perfect beach for us and dogs, nobody else there and warm shallow water as the tide was right out. A sheltered spot And on the home front a bit more weeding and collecting poo for the compost. As I did another big water and I noticed lots of monarch butterflies...

The plumbing job is done. The hand basin in the laundry now has taps and works and we have a freezer! No more searching for things I’m sure I’ve got and then finding them when searching for something else. I will never have a chest freezer again. Upright freezer in...

Everything got a good soaking with rain and the tanks are full again. Now it’s hot and windy and we didn’t last long at the beach although the dogs were unbothered and we watched a wonderful kite surf display on the waves. I have been really enjoying cooking and...

At last, glorious rain has been drenching the land, the tanks are filling up and the ground is soaking it up. Kumikumi, sugar snap peas and cherry tomatoes The garden is suddenly producing. There will be corn and big tomatoes and more apple cucumber soon. The llamas...

We have had a week of weeding, going to the beach and hand watering the garden. It has been hot and breezy, very pleasant. I found a bug clump of ink weed taken hold in a slip, otherwise nothing to report. The dogs are loving going to the beach and both of them now...

A beautiful hot day, windless and calm. The llamas came up in the evening to browse and use the water trough.

So many weeds are on our hit list. We spent yesterday afternoon in the bush mainly dealing with wooly nightshade after tackling a large privet next door. It was very satisfying. After the kill And even better to enjoy a rest and champagne afterwards! Cheers to the...