A Good Place to Be.

The photo with the pegs is from 7.30am when I drew back Finn's curtains and he complained that it was too bright. After 3 days of rain, it seems to have jumped forward with the morning light. The snowy mountains were taken from the back door at the same time. NOt looking good for going up Mt Roy on Saturday, with that snow. The road picture is from my drive home from work to meet Maggie for our last coffee together. She insisted on buying me beautiful, sheepskin slippers for my Scottish winter. I wont even need to turn the central heating on with these babies! I will call them my 'maggies'.

Victoria is staying the night as it is the girls turn for the 6am start for their ski day tomorrow. The slopes were shut today as the road was closed after heavy snow, so fingers crossed for tomorrow.

Vicky's dad and brother are coming for their tea on Friday night. Chris is offering Spook a room in his sleepout, which Spook is thinking of taking. A fixed abode might not be such a bad thing. Chris competes in multi sport events in the South Island and would be a good training partner. He is also a really sound guy.

Time is cracking on a pace and the children will not be able to walk away from school and friends without a backward glance. Meg came home from school with a novel that her literacy teacher, Mrs Hart had bought for her as she has completed her Toe by Toe book. It is The Denniston Rose by Jenny Pattrick and is a Kiwi best seller set in the 1880's. Mrs Hart puts 120% into her class - no wonder they love her.

I heard today that white wine drinkers tend to be of the more compassionate and sensitive type. Red wine drinkers are more likely to be intolerant and selfish. This puts Central Otago in a bad place as their most treasured product is Pinot Noir. It is much cherished by those who can afford to drink it. I will probably feel selfishly intolerant if Spook is in NZ drinking Pinot Noir with Steve and Shannon and I am in Banavie drinking Budget Red Cola.

grateful for:

the feeling that we have put stronger roots down here than I realised and that they will reap great rewards.