Merry Christmas Ya'll

Well it has been a while, yet again, since I have posted!!  Great news that the world continues to live on - in whatever state it is in ;)  It has mostly been a busy and enjoyable month though as we have been working around the house and preparing in the least (me more than Liam) possible way for Christmas.  So thought I'd fill in a few gaps, post a few photos and wish you all Happy Holiday / Merry Christmas before it is the New Year.

Themselves at the Santa parade in town, in which  Liam drove a float.

Liam has been working hard on the house again, in between a fishing trip up north which has given us a yummy supply of Christmas fish, and we are getting through the list of jobs.  Funny though as we stand and revel in our work and the improvements made if someone came around who hadn't seen the place before they would probably be thinking "Man this house is in bits and needs heaps of work!!".  Hei aha.  We can see the improvements, and feel them through lack of 'giraffes and leeks', so we are all happy.


After chicken bits completed



Behind the garage when we arrived

   One of the best improvements to our wee cottage on the hill is tidying up the back of the garage and building a chicken run that connects to our compost so that the girls can do our work for us.  Only 2 this time and Daniel has named his 'Boney' again while Jasmine has called hers 'Rose'.  They are currently giving us 2 eggs each day and letting the kids pat and pick them up so it is great.  So nice to have animals again to tend to that is aside from our beloved 'Golda' the goldfish who survived a ferry ride, a weeks holiday in Canterbury and then a trip over the alps before moving here.  There is something very rewarding about getting a wee present, the eggy kind that is, for all the love and attention given to the chickens.

 

 The kids are very excited about Christmas!  They have been counting down to when Nan and Aunty Christine arrive with Yuri dog (Daniel is very put out the Nan's cat isn't coming too) on Christmas Eve and then another count down till Christmas Day.  We are yet to decorate as we have begun a bit of a family tradition of waiting till Christmas Eve to put everything up.  It creates lots of anticipation and then a very festival feeling for 2 days.  Though this year we already have presents under the tree, thank you everyone, as Liam went and chopped one down from a workmates place and brought it home in the absence of our own in the garden.

Anyway enough waffle and I hope this finds you all happy, healthy, warm and ready for a lovely break - in whatever capacity you can.

Arohanui
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