Still Here And A Little More NZ...

Still on New Zealand

Queenstown didn't disappoint with majestic views

 the view from my bed

 from the front veranda

 off to the side

 We had New Years Eve in Queenstown...

this was the start with cocktails...

and shooter to end the evening...and yes we did see the New Year in...

A gondola ride to the very top and this wasn't the highest mountain by far...

The garden did its usual and produce a heap once again...

I tried my had at Semi Sun-dried Tomatoes...

and gee they are yummo...

There has been chillies dried and pickled, tomato sauce, pickles, marmalade and olives...

our mandarins are HUGE...

 

 There have been some birthdays... the grandies decorated Uncle Liam's cake... master turning five wanted a ''black inside, white on top and shaped like a number five... Oh and 5 candles"... hahaha... master turning three "I just want chocolate cake Yaya"... showed him shapes, letters, animals "no Yaya, just chocolate"... showed him one with machinery "yes Yaya, that one. Just chocolate cake"...

 Our helpers with Winter planting...

and

some sewing...

we needed another stocking for the newest member of the family..

 and a family member had a little girl...

bit of a chance for me hahaha

Geez Time Flies....

Spring has come and gone...

and Winter is here again in the city of Perth

 Hubby has been busy In The Shed

 a veggie box out of pallets... which has now been sold.

and

this meat safe he has refurbished

 our youngest little man is growing

 he is such chilled little fella...

and

our biggest boy has graduated from Kindy...

Around The Garden...

The veggie patch has been producing quite well once again...

The freezer has a few vacuumed sealed bags of broccoli stored

and

there has been cauliflower, which has been frozen, made into relish and eaten.

 the snowpeas are so crunchy, many don't make it inside heehee

there is a little bird nesting in my snowpeas, the eggs have hatched, so I've got to be careful.

 loving the Iris show

 this big pot came down from the Station with me.

I think I've had it about 15 years

 This one is in the garden...

Friday Night With Friends....

A bit late... oops

 I did a bit of crocheting but you can see what others got up to here...

 Boys will be boys...

the two year old piled some cushions on the lounge and did a belly fall onto them

which bounced him off to the coffee table

which he hit with his face then his shoulder

 Poor middle daughter has had a run of hospital visits 

with her two this last few weeks

broken foot in the four year old...

The two year old, faced glued after being whacked by a hockey stick, 

a week later a collarbone!!!

 very foggy this morning

 last week Spring was here

 and I've the flu AGAIN....

need it to be gone.....

The Garden Is Blooming...

I have been around... just not here for three moments

WOW

so I'll post in photo's for a couple of days to catch up...

 the roses have been beautiful

and I've been cutting the odd one for vases through out the house...

 even the Irises have put on a show

 the vegie garden is now planted out with summer crops...

 and we have two new garden friends.... 

but on their own side so the don't destroy the actual garden hahaha