Sunday 22nd March: We all had a lazy start to the day and the boys played with their toys. I had a lovely chat on Skype with my friend Sara who I haven't seen for about 10 years and I really enjoyed it. She tried the chocolate mousse recipe and says it was excellent.
For lunch we drove about 15 minutes out of Waimate on the SH82 towards Kurow to have lunch with Paul and Bridget. Bridget is a physio who Steve refers patients to, and her practice is out in the wop wops so she treats rural families rather than Waimo townies. They own 1200 acres and have dry cows, which apparently means they have not had a calf this last year and so are not being milked. Even Bridget's physio practice 5 minutes away comes with its own 10 acres!
For lunch we had a sheep that had been nibbling in their paddock a couple of weeks ago, and veggies from the garden. After lunch the boys helped them light a huge bonfire of the small bits left when they cut down a couple of trees last week for firewood. Then we all went for a drive around their land to check on the various herds of cows.
Back home I cooked a quiche for tea (6 eggs!) then the boys had a bath and off to bed.
The photo is of Steve's latest plane which he finished building this morning. This is Plane No. 9 since we arrived in NZ. He went out while I was bathing the boys but I don't know if the plane is having its maiden flight or if he's been called out to see a patient.
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