Aye we slipped past the 3 year mark yesterday and skied at Mount Hutt in the morning then played golf at Rangiora in the afternoon, something we've been meaning to do for a long time, do both on the same day
Incidentally for all other ski bunnies there are many International ski teams booked in to practice at Mount Hutt this season, so if you fancy seeing how fast they go get up there early, boy do they fly................
So as most of you know we're well settled and have in the last year realised many lifelong dreams.
Finished building our own house to our design and our specs. As mentioned in various building threads we spent our money on insulation and we're reaping the benefits of this now as I estimate our total heating bill this winter will be $170. Yes it's wood and we're lucky that it's our main source of heating, rural over 2ha's but we really only have the wood burner going for 3 to 4 hours a night and never over night.
The freezer is groaning with our homekill roast pork and crackling for tea and the next lot are happily munching in the paddock outside
Sky our border collie is just delightful and gives us joy every day with her endless energy and she enjoys marshalling the chickens, which are confined to the orchard as the rest of the garden takes shape.
We had Clare's family over for Christmas last year for 9 weeks, wee bit too long and our Son has now gone back to the UK to be with his girlfriend. So we're now empty nesters and for the most part enjoying it, God bless Skype
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The last 3 years have been a blast and we've made some great friends along the way and enjoy helping and meeting newbies to Canterbury
So what for the future, well in the short term it's to get the garden in shape and work on our skiing technique and golf handicaps
and live for the moment