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

Still Alive...

Yes I am

and

still sewing

and 

still crocheting

and

 keeping busy

and

stalking you all...

Just after Christmas we took off to New Zealand for 12 days...

with our son, his partner and her parents... 

who had come out from England to have Christmas with us all...

here are some photos of our trip...

 There are cows EVERYWHERE

but I must say the cheese and yogurt are to die for

 Our accommodation for the first leg

the neighbours

 Hobbiton

The famous plastic tree

 The Hobbiton Pub

 A visit to a Traditional Maori Village

 smelly geysers... 

mind you I would of loved a swim in one of these for my bones

 Leaving the North heading South

Stay tuned....

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...

Funny Monsters...

Busy start to the week

capturing Funny Monsters

 next trying to tame them

 finally fencing them in

 all neatly in their rows

ready for the show...

I am donating this quilt to my Grandsons kindy class,

which they are going to raffle at their Moonlight Markets.

There's A Monster....

Hanging off the wall...

 Trying to fix a tyre...

 Under the bed...

 Talking to the chooks

 Hiding under my sewing chair...

My son's partner was one of the four finalist in

International Student of the Year 2017

 she may not of won

but

what an awesome achievement