Party season

December 26. 2014

Boxing day, and we have all eaten our selves to a stand still! We had fabulous glazed ham and vegetables at Bo’s restaurant and then yesterday we visited Wayne’s in-laws at Rye for Xmas day. We decided to go on the toll road to save time but it was so full of cars that the traffic was very slow moving. Luckily we had left in plenty of time so we were not too late. The house is perched on a ridge with panoramic sea views and is tastefully done up in a relaxed seaside way.

I was very impressed with the table set up that was mostly white and natural colours with a dash of glowing turquoise. The food was pretty impressive too. I seem to have a slight virus and tried hard not to show I felt crook, luckily Edd did the driving and fed the animals when we got home because I collapsed. I am glad that we were able to meet all the family and start to get to know them. Everyone is very excited about the baby that is on the way. It is an amazing thing to think we could have another grandchild by this time next year.

This afternoon I am trying to send off the rest of the Xmas cards and letters. It is very hard with out the support of my old computer where I had everything organized. I do enjoy the letters from my friends that arrive this time of year so I have to make the effort to keep the tradition going.

Tomorrow it is Edd’s birthday and I am trying to organize the kids for some sort of occasion. After that we have just to get through New Years Eve and then we will have survived another party season! Then it will be back to farm work as we get the hay in and organize the sheep to be shorn. Our usual shearer cannot come this year so we will have to find someone else. We also have Zulu the alpaca to deal with. That might be interesting!

Our vegetables are growing fast. Today I cooked our first capsicum for lunch and I picked the first tomatoes. The blue berries are also ripe and the black cockatoo’s have started on the apples, even though they are still small and green. The goats are in full milk and we are eating and giving away lots of cheese. As they say, it is summer time and the living is easy.