Why we haven't been doing much farming

or mowing, or gardening....

Since spring we have been a bit action packed with things that are not farming, spraying trees, building fences, mowing grass, harvesting vegetables, pulling weeds.......

We have been to:

Alexandra

Just cousins being cousins

Auckland

A stop in to the Zoo for a wander and an ice cream

Wanaka

Pukaki, you beautiful thing.

We have had visitors from

Auckland

Jo's first game

Gramma

Napier

Great Nana (that's my Nana)

We have also been carrying on, checking out new playgrounds, looking at our community and the beach and generally being us. Ace and I made paint with the excess spinach and beetroot. Oh and I am spending a lot of time Everyday with Jo and his eczema.

Another post coming soon, stand by folks.

Happy House-aversary

.....Merry Christmas and a happy new year

Wow. we have been here a whole year. I can't quite believe it, but I can too. It's been a long year with lots of adjusting. lots of learning through experimentation and lots of baby chickens.

About 20 of them, I think!  AS cute as they were, they are an absolute pain in the butt. There are so many really noisy roosters that need to go .......and they S&#T everywhere.

Until yesterday they were feral. Sleeping in the hedge and raoming wherever they please. The front paved area is unusable without an hours sweeping, they have dug up all my pots and gardens and eaten all my vegetables. So, they are now all caged in, where they can't get my garden, too late for summer planting.

I made it to the final corner of the property, but haven't been outside much since. Jo is battling eczema, quite hard. And I think it has a lot to do with the grass/pollen etc from the Ace high grass outside.

 the grass is so long he can barely look at it.

We have had a lovely Christmas and are expecting guests for New Year. We will have Grandpas dog for a few days in January too. We are hoping she will make a dent in the local rabbit/hare population as they attack any new trees we put in.

I'm sorry I have not put up the plan of the land. Nothing much has changed. other than Jo taking up lots of time. (he's currently asleep on my lap)

Jo, on a good Eczema day.

I have big hopes for next year. hopes and dreams that we might start feeling like we belong.

That's all for now, Jo is awake again.