From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Day 6 – Drive to Picton, Ferry to Wellington

December 19, 2008

I apologise for the delay in posting these last few days. We haven’t had internet access so I will post them all now and hopefully it won’t be too much to read all in one go.Today was another big travelling day with the drive from Nelson to Picton and then the Ferry to Wellington. We [...]

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Day 5 – Nelson

December 19, 2008

We had a very full day today. As our only full day in Nelson we wanted to make the most of it so had a number of activities planned.   Berry picking was first on the list and was the favourite activity of the kids. Cora said that it was, “so cool, a really fun [...]

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Day 4 – Drive to Nelson

December 19, 2008

Raining again today, no surprise, we are on the West Coast after all! We managed to head away by 9.20am and drove inland through Reefton.   It fined up once we entered the Tasman district and the scenery was very pretty. Big trees lining the road with little bits of farmland along the river.   [...]

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Day 3 – Greymouth

December 19, 2008

It was pouring with rain today! First we visited a Christmas display in the Union Hotel.   Then we visited the Greymouth museum. Among other things, we watched a video of a ship which was trying to enter the harbour but was overturned, so that was very dramatic.   There were photos from a visit [...]

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Road Trip Day Two – Greymouth

December 15, 2008

Playhouse Disney and the Disney Channel were the main attractions for the kids this morning when we all got up.  Sky TV is very exciting since they get to see it only once a year at the grandparents houses. The children were allowed to open their Christmas presents from Granny and Grandad this morning (Cora and I [...]

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Road Trip Day One – Drive to Greymouth

December 15, 2008

We started our summer holiday and road trip yesterday (Sunday 14th Dec). We spent much of Saturday tidying and cleaning the house, washing bed sheets and doing various chores around the house and garden.  In fact Kris leapt up at some early hour and rushed outside and tidied the garage before taking Nathan and Faith [...]

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Countdown to Christmas!!!

December 10, 2008

Wow, it is nearly Christmas time!!! The kids finish up at school tomorrow.  I pick them up at 1pm and I think they are only going to school to clean their desks or something so it is just to fill in their quota of school hours!  I remember with fondness those last few days of [...]

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What’s Your Preppy Name?

December 4, 2008

Apparently my preppy name is Larkin Cabot Lock the Fifth, but most people know me as “Van”. Van Morrison … It has a certain ring to it. Your Preppy Name Is: Larkin Cabot Lock the Fifth But most people know you as Van What’s Your Preppy Name?

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A day in my life….

December 3, 2008

I started this post quite a few weeks ago and didn’t finish it.  I had actually written quite a bit more but ended up deleting it because it seemed that all I wanted to achieve in my day was “getting stuff done”.  Reading back over my post it seemed as though I was obsessed with [...]

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Thai Green Chicken Curry

December 3, 2008

We love curry!  Thai Green Chicken Curry is a real favourite and it is quick and easy to make. We use lots of vegies and only a little chicken and it is a really yummy, easy, one dish dinner. Ingredients: Boneless chicken breast (still a little frozen is great, easier to slice finely) Coconut cream [...]

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