Hmmm a couple of people have been 'growling' me for not updating my blog regularly.  So my New Years resolution....'must do this more often!'

Over the last couple of weeks..

Vicki and I headed to the Ohoka Farmers Market and Karikaas Cheese, and came home with this nice little stash of goodies (and had a great day out)

On Christmas morning we had fun watching the dogs opening their presents - and enjoyed opening our own ones.  I'm now the happy owner of some more Project Life goodies, a lovely book, some beautiful soaps, money to spend at the Silhouette shop, gorgeous earrings, and a few other bits and bobs.

We've enjoyed the company of Hannah and Rob, who unfortunately are getting wet weather here in Canterbury for their holiday (and their friends wedding).  We also have my brother in law and sister in law here for a week and a bit.  They've come to help do the hay...that isn't happening as it's just too wet.

Happy New Year everyone!

I've been a bit slack over the last three weeks with writing on this blog of mine.  Since I can blame it on being busy, because it's that time of the year, I will! 

Apart from Project Life, there's not a lot of scrapping going on.  Some good journaling for an album of my Mum's side of the family has been happening though, so at least I feel like I'm doing something.  And to be honest, I find that my mojo up and goes when it's hot and I'm busy.  There are way too many farm things to do when the weathers good (and ironically it's stuff that means your prepared for when the weathers not good...).

Speaking of which, we really do have the most fantastic neighbours (we're really lucky, everywhere we've lived we've always had great neighbours).  Anyway, I digress....our neighbor Peter cut and baled our hay for us last year, and has offered us the use of all of his equipment to do it ourselves this year - we'll just pay for fuel and baling twine.  My husband is in 'big boys toys' heaven LOL.  And Anne and Alan our other neighbours have given us one of their paddocks for hay (and we can use another three for the cows if we want), along with the use of their big shed for storing our hay, for the next couple of  years.  We do, do quite a bit for them in return...we look after their horses, chickens and one cat, mow out the front of their place and generally keep an eye on things as they don't live there, but do pop down most days.

So over the last week or so I spent a lovely few hours with these two ladies (that's Gaye and Vicki if you don't know them).   We went to The Tannery, and will certainly be going back there again.  What an amazing asset this will be when it's completely finished.

We also brought ourselves a farm bike.  Apparently 'I' needed it???  Funny how I needed it, but my hubby hasn't stopped playing with it aye!  After a couple of weeks I finally got my first ride, so went and harrowed one of the paddocks.

I don't know how long we've been doing this, but the dogs and I sure look forward to our Friday walks with Vicki and Brodie.  Here are my three enjoying the cool grass and time in the river.

Have a fantastic week everyone!