There were plenty of really good guesses as to what Gregory was holding in his outstretched hands last week, everything from Santa's beard material to shorn wool to pasta remnants to raw cotton to milkweed silk and cotton candy; NO to all of the above, but thanks for playing along. Here's the answer, pictured left. Shocking isn't it? This is what's left of polyester batting, it has morphed into
read moreThere's something quite curious about the passage of time. How can ten years seemingly pass by in a blink while fifty one hours spent in a home without electricity drags on for what feels like forever? Someone needs to help me understand that mystery. Yesterday this young man achieved double digit status! We were on hand, along with his other grandparents, to help him celebrate this big milestone
read moreThere's something quite curious about the passage of time. How can ten years seemingly pass by in a blink while fifty one hours spent in a home without electricity drags on for what feels like forever? Someone needs to help me understand that mystery. Yesterday this young man achieved double digit status! We were on hand, along with his other grandparents, to help him celebrate this big milestone
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| Just dumped on the table, there doesn't seem to be much sewing, but he had five pairs! |
Our Tuesdays girls had our yearly Christmas outing today. This time we headed west and went to Palmerston North, which is about 1 hour 40 mins from here. It's a bit longer these days because the gorge that you used to drive through has been closed for the last 18 months or so due to major slips. The cost of repairing it was too major and a new road is going to be developed. Unfortunately, it's going to take about another 6 years before that is completed!! We are way down on the list of priorities. This is ...
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