New year, new perspective

The last few weeks has seen the stress ebbing away with friends and family visiting us and enjoying a few laughs in what feels like ages. Finally got around to getting some veges growing again and decided to give container planting* a go this time as we are exposed to high winds and portability helps.

Pete's Mum is visiting from the UK, escaping the snow! Courtesy of the Ohiwa horse hire guys Steve and Mack, we had our first horse trek, awesome fun and great horses. Especially when Ron got cocky and egged Gangsta on to gallop, Ron's 'sideways-off-and-leap-back-on-again' trick was funny! Charlie thoroughly enjoyed riding Shorty and we may have encouraged an expensive hobby.
We've had lazy days at the beach, BBQ's galore, a fantastic Hangi, again courtesy of Steve, with food for days and a lovely gathering of new friends and neighbors to welcome the New Year.

NYE was a laugh, we had a small gathering of friends. A random couple from the UK, who were at a party next door, wandered over around 12.30am and hung out with us for hours. Next thing we knew the sun was coming up, at which point everyone scurried away like rats on a sinking ship, off to bed, bright lights!

And so life goes on, we are still thinking long term about where to settle, still keen on the lawyer's place but that's more likely to be next year than this. But who knows what tomorrow will bring:)

*Jenny is a pseudonym for my garden blog