Kia Ora!

Hello All, from sunny Nelson!





We hope you're all well! We're entering autumn now, but we still have mostly sunny days with temperatures in the low 20's. We get to eat outside a lot at our new table and chairs...

We're still eating well too... venison pie tonight - a deer one of my student's shot!

And B bought this sweet dresser...

I went to cut my hair one weekend and thought I'd give Bernie a surprise...

I kept it on over the weekend, it made me much faster in a triathlon! Bernie made me shave it all off before going to school on Monday though!

The girls are still well:

I've been spending a lot of time with them recently... the triathlon season has finished and I've really got stuck into the garden.

I bought 2 barrels and plumbed them in to collect rainwater...

I have also extended the tiny veggie patch from about 2 square metres to about 20!

As well as building the world's first double-decker chicken coop! The 4 layers are still providing a constant stream of eggs but that ain't enough - we have 6 chicks on order to fatten up for the table and they will reside downstairs to avoid fighting...

We still have lots to do on the place, but 3 months in and we've really taken to our first house!

We've also planted a lot of plants, shrubs, grasses and trees in the front of the garden - hard to see a lot here, but most stuff is pretty small at the mo!

We're both fighting fit and looking forward to a 2-week break which begins in 5 days! Phil and Margaret will be whale watching and wine tasting with us and sleeping in rock shelters - what more could you ask for?!

Love to all,

C&B! x x