Its not fair..............

We had 2 really nice days in the weekend....nor west and starting to feel dry under foot, and the urge to kick my garden into shape started...now I've lost it!!!! Its so damn cold again.....Anyway can't complain too much its still only August..plenty of time I tell myself
Today I have organised a coconut ice making session for the Brownies (we are having a cake sale on Sunday!!!! cause guess whos coming to Litlle old Akaroa...The ALL BLACKS!!!! there is quite a crowd expected so we thought we should try and make a bit of coin out of all the hungry bods around and may even an all black or two!!!I let you know how we go there...I'm so not into them and would know them if I tripped over them ....but I'm sure I can rely on someone to tell me who is who!!!
Also I made a  trial rin of cocnut ice this morning and it didn't really turn out !! the 2 layers didn't stick together...think I cooked it for to long, so will have fingers crossed that it works later today
I will leave you with a few photos of whats been happening round here

Ta Ra for now

Heres a look at a fun outside day in Le Bons Bay

What more could you want.....
A warm windy day
Contented children
Busy Adults
Beautiful flowers
Boys building
Girls riding
Cooking on a fire
and cute dogs..................

Beat that for a Sunday!!!!

Our four little monkeys

It took me 5 attempts to get a good photo!!!! trying to get them all looking at the camera is just about impossible

High on the Hills of Little old Le Bons Bay(sounds like that song from the sound of music!!!)

Today we took a walk up to a beautiful part of Le Bons Bay that has just recently been purchased by a conservation trust and is to be shut up as a reserve,and eventually it will be able to be enjoyed by groups and families...My partner John is doing some of the maintainence on the hut and some work clearing tracks and also some predator trapping, so the reason we went up today was to check the traps..the kids had fun playing in the cabin as well as outside in the wind!!! We did a bit of a spring clean in the hut and also sat and read the Saturday paper while the kids were busy, there is a loo(for the busting children) and also running water in the hut and a gas cooker so the kettle can be boiled for a cuppa tea!!
The kids had a blast and when we said it was time to come home they all went oooooo do we have to!!!

I can see a few weekends being spent up there...but I ain't staying up there till I know theres no rats or mice in the hut(there was plenty of evidence thats for sure),we have put traps up there today so hope we get rid of them...We hope to spend more time up there as time goes by and will be a great place for a group to go and stay....space for a tent or two around the hut.... just need to get the generator going again and we will be sussed!!!

A project completed in 3 days!!! (evenings)

I have just finished this cute little hat. I had a hankering to knit and try to needle felt a design on it...and guess what it worked!!! I had to stitch a bit of blanketing on the back for the wool to felt in properly as when I first tried to needle it in it wouldn't stick as well as i wanted it to,but the end restult was great

BLOG BLOCK

Sorry to anyone who reads my blog!!! I seem to have bloggers block...I started off with a hiss and a roar and at present can't think of the right thing to post...so will try hard in the next few days to get my  *$#@! together.....Doesn't mean I haven't been doing much cause I have but maybe not much to report that any of you may be interested in.....anyway give you a photo of our yummy dinner the other night...chicken stirfry on rice

Did anyone else listen to the interview with David de Rothschild????

As I was winding my way around the beautiful eastern coast of Banks Peninsula while posting 140 rural customers their post (thats my other job when not at home doing home stuff!!!) I was fortunate enough to listen to a cool interview with David de Rothschild it was all about his expedition around the pacific ocean in a boat made from 100 of 1000's of recycled plastic bottles  there mission is to make people aware of the importance of recycling plastics or better still to not use them at all....it would be well worth listening to the interview if you didn't hear it or check out the plastiki blog site www.theplastiki.com